The Dallas Stars (24-14-4) visit the Los Angeles Kings (17-23-4) at Staples Center Wednesday night for a 10 p.m. ET puck drop. We analyze the Stars-Kings odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips around this matchup.
Stars at Kings: Projected starting goalies
Ben Bishop vs. Jonathan Quick
Bishop owns a 2.33 goals against average and .926 save percentage on the season. He’s perhaps a bit over his skis with a .894 SV% on the penalty kill. He has a .939 SV% at home vs. .895 on the road.
Quick owns a 3.05 GAA and .893 SV%. He was solid over five starts across the middle two weeks of December, but the veteran netminder has registered a mere .884 SV% in four starts since. Quick has struggled over recent starts against Dallas. He allowed eight goals on 56 shots in two starts against the Stars last season.
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Stars at Kings: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Dallas 4, Los Angeles 3
Moneyline (ML)
Kings are 6-14-4 when coming off of one day of rest, while averaging 2.0 goals per game against their opponents’ 3.0. The Stars aren’t a great top-to-bottom puck-possession team, but they do a credible job in the production of and limitation of quality scoring chances, the best looks from good angles in the low-to-mid slot in front of the cage.
DALLAS (-150) is worthy of a line-watch. Early betting has gone heavily to the Dallas side and has wiped out some profit potential. A move back below -145 would trigger a small play.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
PASS on the Dallas (-1.5, +190) line. Bishop’s road line makes the multi-goal win for the Stars a tough one to navigate.
Over/Under (O/U)
Dallas ranks 24th in goals scored (2.69) and first in goals allowed (2.43). Recent games gave been higher scoring, though. Those respective averages are 3.4 and 3.1 over the team’s last seven games. Los Angeles has yielded 3.3 GPG over its last six games.
The goaltender breakdown, recent trends and some movements in the numbers underpinning goal-scoring output point to a solid six- or seven-goal game here. Take the OVER 5.5 (+125).
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