Stars vs Golden Knights 9/8/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Sep. 08, 2020
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : VEG -156 O/U 5.5
On Tuesday, the Dallas Stars look to take a 2-0 lead in their NHL Western Conference Finals best of seven series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Dallas defeated Vegas in Game 1 on Sunday 1-0. John Klingberg scored on the first shot of the game for Dallas and goaltender Anton Khudobin was able to stop all 25 shots Vegas put on net in the victory for Dallas.
During the postseason, Right winger Dennis Gurianov is the leading goal scorer for Dallas with eight, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen is the leader in assists with 16 and points with 21. Center Mattias Janmark has a team-high 30 penalty minutes. In goal, Anton Khudobin is 9-5 with a goals-against average of 2.74, save percentage of .914 and one shutout.
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Vegas appeared disinterested in Game 1, after putting just 25 shots on goal against Dallas. It was the fourth time in 16 games during the postseason that Vegas scored fewer than two goals and in the first three of those games it was due to opposing goaltenders stopping 40 shots or more that Vegas put on goal. Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves in net for Vegas in the loss. The Golden Knights have now been shutout in two of their last three games.
Right winger Alex Tuch is leading Vegas in goals scored during the postseason with eight, while defenseman Shea Theodore is the leader in assists with 10 and points with 16. Center Nick Cousins has a team-high 20 penalty minutes. In goal, Robin Lehner is 8-4 with a goals-against average of 1.99, save percentage of .918 and three shutouts.
Recent Betting Trends:
Dallas is 8-3 in its last 11
The OVER has cashed in 7 of the Stars last 9
Vegas is 22-7 in its last 29
The UNDER has cashed in each of the Golden Knights last 4
Free Betting Pick: Vegas Golden Knights -156
Vegas must bounce back with a big victory in Game 2 on Tuesday or be faced with an uphill battle down 2-0 in the series. The Golden Knights have won six of the last eight head-to-head with Dallas and the favorite, Vegas, has won five of the last seven played between the two Western Conference rivals. Vegas has won seven of its last nine versus an opponent from the Central Division and 22 of the last 29 overall. Final Score Prediction, Vegas Golden Knights win 4-2