The Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights meet in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday at 8 p.m. ET at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Below, we analyze the Stars-Golden Knights NHL betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Stars vs. Golden Knights: Projected starting goalies
Anton Khudobin vs. Robin Lehner
Khudobin has been rock steady for the Stars in this series. He allowed just one goal with 33 saves to steal Game 4 as Dallas won it 2-1. So far the Stars and Golden Knights have each scored just six goals apiece, but Dallas has pushed VGK to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 series lead. He was dinged for 18 goals in the final five games against the Avalanche, but he is 3-1 with a 1.64 goals-against average and .952 save percentage against the top-seeded Knights.
Lehner was on the short end of Game 4, allowing two goals on 20 shots to take a hard-luck loss. He is 1-2 with a solid .925 SV% and nearly identical GAA at 1.67. There is no real reason for head coach Peter DeBoer to shake things up in the crease and turn back to Marc-Andre Fleury, although it wouldn’t be a total shock if that happened. Fleury was on the short end of a 1-0 score in Game 1, and he has a 3-1 record, 2.26 GAA and .910 SV% in four appearances since the restart.
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Stars vs. Golden Knights: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Golden Knights 2, Stars 1 (OT)
Moneyline (ML)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-176) have been heavy favorites throughout the series. If you’ve been thumping the Stars (+150) in each game of this series you’ve likely built a tidy little sum. VGK is favored yet again in Game 5, and the No. 1 seed will be able to push past Dallas to keep their series alive.
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Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
PASS. I believe the Golden Knights (-1.5, +155) are going to win this one, but I have a sneaky suspicion that they’re not going to be able to get it done in regulation. We’ll likely need overtime to determine a winner, therefore backing the favorite on the puck line makes no sense.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5 (+110) is the way to go in Game 5, as the under has connected in each of the first four in this series, and seven in a row for VGK. Vegas has faced stout goaltending lately, and they’re averaging just 1.7 goals per game during the seven-game under run. The under is 5-1 in the past six for the Stars, too.
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