The Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken tangle in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals playoff series Tuesday. Seattle leads the series 2-1. Puck drop at Climate Pledge Arena is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Stars vs. Kraken odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
All was quiet in Game 3 until the 2nd period when Seattle erupted for 5 goals on the way to a 7-2 victory. The Kraken scored on their first 4 shots of the 2nd period and had 7 different players score in what has been a theme for them this postseason. The Kraken have had 16 different players score goals in these playoffs.
The Stars were battered and bloodied, literally, as D Miro Heiskanen left after a puck hit him in the face and didn’t return. However, this was the same position they were in against the Minnesota Wild in the opening round, and they didn’t lose another game in the series.
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Stars at Kraken odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:08 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Stars -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Kraken +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Stars -1.5 (+185) | Kraken +1.5 (-225)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Stars at Kraken projected goalies
Jake Oettinger (37-11-11, 2.37 GAA, .919 SV%, 5 SO – regular season) vs. Philipp Grubauer (17-14-4, 2.85 GAA, .895 SV%, 0 SO – regular season)
Oettinger was chased from the game after 2 periods and stopped just 12 of 17 shots in game 3. Scott Wedgewood was greeted with a short-handed breakaway and ultimately allowed 2 goals on 8 shots. Oettinger allowed 13 goals in the 6-game series with Minnesota and has allowed 12 thus far across 3 games to Seattle. He has a 2.68 GAA and .908 SV% for the playoffs.
Grubauer stopped 24 of 26 shots in Game 3 after allowing 4 in each of the first 2 games. He didn’t really face a lot of danger. Dallas is 1-for-8 (13%) on the power play, and his offense is firing on all cylinders. He has a 2.67 GAA and .918 SV% in the playoffs.
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Stars at Kraken picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 4, Kraken 3
Moneyline
Dallas is resilient. They dropped Game 3 to Minnesota 5-1 and responded in Game 4 with a 3-2 victory at their house. They’ll do it again in Seattle as this one is earmarked for 7 games. The Stars are 4-0 in their last 4 games after allowing 5 or more goals.
Take the STARS (-135).
Puck line/Against the spread
This series is too close to take Dallas by 2 or more goals, and Seattle staying within 1 is too expensive. Stars LW Jason Robertson has not scored in the series and has just 2 goals in the postseason after 46 in the regular season. I’ll take a chance on JASON ROBERTSON ANYTIME GOAL (+125).
Over/Under
Every game has gone Over this series, and the books are finally starting to take notice. The Over is 6-0 in the last 6 games between the teams and is 3-0-1 in the last 4 for Dallas.
Take the OVER 5.5 (-115).
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