The Vegas Golden Knights will face off against the Dallas Stars in Game 2 of their Western Conference first round playoff series on April 24, 2024, at 9:30 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Golden Knights as +145 underdogs and the Stars as -175 favorites. Currently, 15% of moneyline bets are on the Golden Knights, while 85% are on the Stars. The opening total of 5.5 has garnered 9% of bets for the under and 91% for the over. Don't miss this exciting matchup between two competitive teams in the NHL. Vegas won the first game of this series in Dallas despite the Golden Knights dropping into the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference before the postseason began. They did so by scoring four goals on the road despite being outshot 29-15 by the Stars. Goaltending was a big reason for that advantage for the Knights, who should once again have the edge in this game as the Stars are simply not good enough at one of the most important positions on the ice to have major success in the playoffs. If Dallas wants to win this Golden Knights vs Stars Game 2, they will need better goaltending than they got from Jake Oettinger in the series opener. Oettinger saved under 80% of the shots he faced in Game 1, and either he or a backup goaltender will need to be better between the pipes if the Stars are going to have any chance to avoid falling behind 2-0 after two home games. We don't expect that to happen, though, as Vegas has a great chance to win this game outright as an underdog. Stay informed with the most recent NHL news and our analytics-driven NHL picks and predictions all season long.
NHL
Vegas Golden Knights
Dallas Stars
Team Records
VEG
Team Records
DAL
33-17-6 Overall 35-18-2 1-2 Shootout 2-1 2-4 Overtime 4-1 19-6-3 Home 20-7-1 14-11-3 Road 15-11-1 9-11-2 EAS 14-10-0 24-6-4 WES 21-8-2 6-3-1 ATL 8-6-0 3-8-1 MET 6-4-0 10-4-3 CEN 12-4-1 14-2-1 PAC 9-4-1 11-6-6 ≤1 11-6-2 12-7-0 ≥3 12-4-0 7-3-1 Oct 7-2-0 8-4-2 Nov 7-6-0 10-2-0 Dec 8-5-1 6-6-3 Jan 11-4-0 2-2-0 Feb 2-1-1 0-0-0 Mar 0-0-0 0-0-0 Apr 0-0-0 Team Stats
VEG
Team Stats
DAL
184 Goals For 180 153 Goals Agst 138 2.36 PP For GM 2.96 .66 PP Goals GM .58 28.03 PP% 19.63 2.07 PP Agst GM 2.67 .48 PP Agst Goals GM .40 76.72 PK% 85.03 5.4 PIM GM 6.5 6.0 oPIM GM 7.5 Goalies
L. Thompson
J. Oettinger
46 GP 7 42 GS 7 25-14-5 W-L-T/O 5-2-0 119 Goals Allowed 17 2.70 GAA 2.44 1298 Shots Against 204 .908 SV% .917 1 SO 1 25 Quality Starts 5 .595 QS% .714 6 Bad Starts 1 95 Goals All.% 82 6.47 Goals Sv Above Avg 3.78 Recent Starts
Date
Opp
W/L
GA
SA
SV
SV%
4/29/22
STLHusso
ML N/AW7-4
TOTAL N/A4 18 14 .778 4/27/22
CHILankinen
ML N/AL3-4
TOTAL N/A3 40 37 .925 4/26/22
DALOettinger
ML N/AL2-3
TOTAL N/A2 30 28 .933 4/24/22
SJReimer
ML N/AL4-5
TOTAL N/A4 29 25 .862 4/20/22
WASSamsonov
ML N/AW4-3
TOTAL N/A1 13 12 .923
Date
Opp
W/L
GA
SA
SV
SV%
5/3/22
CGYMarkstrom
ML N/AL0-1
TOTAL N/A1 26 25 .962 4/29/22
ANAHodges
ML N/AW4-2
TOTAL N/A2 21 19 .905 4/26/22
VEGThompson
ML N/AW3-2
TOTAL N/A2 35 33 .943 4/23/22
SEADriedger
ML N/AW3-2
TOTAL N/A2 32 30 .938 4/21/22
CGYMarkstrom
ML N/AL2-4
TOTAL N/A3 36 33 .917 Betting Trends
VEG
Betting Trends
DAL
OVERALL OVERALL 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 2.67 Avg Score 2.67 2.67 Avg Opp Score 2 AWAY HOME 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 2.67 Avg Score 2.67 4 Avg Opp Score 2
VEG
Betting Trends
DAL
OVERALL OVERALL 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 1-4-0 3.8 Avg Score 2.2 2.6 Avg Opp Score 2.2 AWAY HOME 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 1-4-0 2.8 Avg Score 2.2 4 Avg Opp Score 2.2
VEG
Betting Trends
DAL
OVERALL OVERALL 6-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 5-5-0 3.5 Avg Score 3.1 3.3 Avg Opp Score 1.9 AWAY HOME 5-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 4-6-0 ATS W/L/P 5-5-0 3 Avg Score 3.1 3.5 Avg Opp Score 2.2 Head to Head
Teams Last 10
Apr 24, 2024 09:30 PM
VS
Open
Current
Book
VEG
DAL
VEG
DAL
Consensus
+116
-141
+137
-165
Open
Current
Book
VEG
DAL
VEG
DAL
Consensus
+1.5
-193
-1.5
+176
+1.5
-193
-1.5
+155
Open
Current
Book
Over
Under
Over
Under
Consensus
6.0
-114
6.0
-107
6.0
-111
6.0
-111
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