The Vegas Golden Knights (11-10-4) visit the Dallas Stars (14-8-2) 8:30 p.m. ET Monday at American Airlines Center. We analyze the Golden Knights-Stars sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Golden Knights at Stars: Projected starting goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury vs. Ben Bishop
Fleury shares the league lead with 11 wins and 20 games played. He’s 11-6-2 on the year with a .919 save percentage and 2.54 goals against average. He gave up four goals on 31 shots faced and took the loss in his last start against the Edmonton Oilers.
Bishop has picked up five consecutive wins to improve to 8-5-1 through 16 starts. He has a .926 SV% and 2.25 GAA as a major reason for the Stars’ turnaround.
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Golden Knights at Stars: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Stars 3, Golden Knights 1
Moneyline (ML)
The STARS (-133) have won six straight games and have surged into second place in the Central Division. They most recently beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in a shootout Saturday and wrap up a four-game homestand with an 8-3-1 record at American Airlines Center. The Golden Knights (+110) have lost two in a row and are 5-5-1 on the road for the season.
Dallas has improved its goal differential to plus-11 for the year while Vegas is plus-two. The Golden Knights outshoot their opponents by an average of 2.2 shots per game. The Stars have outshot their opponents by 0.4 shots per game. Side with the home team, as the Stars are backed by the red-hot Bishop as they try for a seventh straight victory.
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Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Vegas enters Monday just 9-16 against the spread overall and 4-7 on the road. The STARS (-1.5, +200) are 15-9 ATS overall but just 6-6 at home. Six of Dallas’ last eight victories were each by margins of at least two goals. The Golden Knights lost by at least two goals in three of their six most recent defeats.
Roll the dice for a Stars victory by two or more goals as they lean on their goaltender.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the UNDER 5.5 (-115). While both offenses are stacked, the goaltending has been the real story for Dallas of late and Fleury is often able to play up to his competition. Vegas is just 3-7 against the Over/Under across its last 10 games while Dallas went 4-6 against the projected totals over the same span.
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