Stars vs Lightning 9/26/20 - NHL Stanley Cup Finals Betting Picks & Odds
Dallas Stars vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Sep. 26, 2020
TV: NBC
Latest Odds : TB -156 O/U 5
The Dallas Stars will be on the brink of elimination when playing Game 5 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals best-of-seven series on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dallas trails in the series 3-1 after losing Game 4 in overtime 5-4 on Friday. Dallas must now win the remaining three games of the series if they want to lift the Cup as NHL champions. Dallas was upset that a penalty was called on captain Jamie Benn during overtime that led to the eventual winning goal for Tampa Bay.
Center Joe Pavelski is the leading goal scorer for Dallas in the postseason with 12, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen is the assists leader with 19 and points leader with 25. Center Mattias Janmark has a team high 38 penalty minutes. In goal, Anton Khudobin 13-9 with a goals-against average of 2.81, save percentage of .915 and one shutout.
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Tampa Bay is one win from lifting the Stanley Cup following its victory on Friday and taking a commanding 3-1 lead in a series. Kevin Shattenkirk scored on the power play during overtime for the winning goal. Tampa Bay trailed 2-1 following the first period but tied the score after two periods 3-3 and both teams scored a goal in the third to send it into overtime. Tampa Bay took advantage of Dallas penalties to score three power play goals in the victory.
Center Brayden Point is leading Tampa Bay in goals scored during the playoffs with 13, while right-winger Nikita Kucherov is the assists leader with 25 and points leader with 32. Left winger Patrick Maroon has a team-high 32 penalty minutes. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 17-6 with a goals against average of 1.96 and a safe percentage of .926.
Recent Betting Trends:
Dallas is 3-8 in its last 11 versus Tampa Bay
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Stars last 7 versus an Atlantic division opponent
Tampa Bay is 4-1 in its last 5
The OVER has cashed in 13 of the Lightning’s last 18
Free Betting Pick: over 5
The Dallas Stars will bounce back with a victory in Game 5 on Saturday, but the play here is the OVER. The OVER has cashed in 13 of Tampa Bay's last 18 versus Dallas and in seven of the Lightning's last nine against an opponent from the Western Conference. Both teams will be tired following an overtime game the previous night and the defenses will suffer as well as the goaltenders. Goals will be scored early and often in Game 5. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Stars win but our best play is OVER 5-3