Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Conference Final Odds Game Two Preview: It’s Not Too Early to Say “Must” for Dallas
Adin Hill Said No 33 Times, Knights Took Care of Business in Game 1
Our Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights conference final odds preview show the Golden Knights as a -120 series favorite after their 4-3 game one overtime victory.
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights 
Conference Final Odds
Game Odds: Dallas Stars -110 vs Vegas Golden Knights -120
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
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Brett Howden scored just six goals in the regular season, but his quick stick in overtime banked a shot off Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger who was out of position after coming out to challenge Mark Stone who took a centering pass from Chandler Stephenson in the slot.
Let’s look at both teams followed by today’s NHL prediction for game two.
Dallas Scored First But never Felt Like the Better Team
We talked about this in almost every series. Depth and fatigue were once again the reasons why the Golden Knights won game one at T-Mobile Arena under the glitter of the Las Vegas Strip.
Head Coach Pete DeBoer stated in his post-game presser that his team was not ready to play despite owning a 1-0 lead after a Jason Robertson tip-in after the puck found its way to Robertson’s stick after finding room down low.
In all honesty, if DeBoer is going to fall on the ‘We weren’t prepared’ sword, then we think you could say the same for the Golden Knights who also could have been better defensively.
If you want to say the Knights were more physical or aggressive then we can live with that, but don’t let DeBoer fool you into thinking that his team who had 13 first-period shots wasn’t ready, VGK is that good. Dallas fell to 8-6 in the postseason, costing bettors 73 postseason units to date.
The Stars have now played seven road games compared to the Knights five, a factor that should be noted by bettors as the series progresses.
Wild Bill Regaining Old Form
After the Golden Knights expansion draft, there weren’t too many people that thought that William Karlsson was going to be a top-line center that would go on to net 43 goals.
The legend of ‘Wild Bill’ was born. The new Father never quite regained that form in years after but was always regarded as a terrific defensive forward that will give Vegas 15-20 goals a year. VGK fans have come to accept that as the league took notice.
Karlsson added 7 goals and 8 assists in 15 playoff games that concluded with a five-game loss to the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final. Karlsson has been fueled by ‘new daddy’ power to lead Vegas in scoring with seven goals after a pair in game one.
We remember the magic that was year one for the Knights, but you could argue that this is more of an NHL team from top to bottom than that 2017-18 team. Vegas is now 9-3 in the NHL postseason with 610 units won, second only to the Florida Panthers (+1036 units) who have surprised everyone.
Let’s conclude our Stars vs Knights conference finals odds preview with a few trends and statistics followed by our prediction for game two.
Anticipate Stars Bettors Pushing Down in Game Two
The final 2022-23 NHL standings show that these two Western Conference finalists were separated by just three points, and game one was a one-goal game, so you can bet the zig-zag community will be in full force.
Vegas is a small (-125) favorite at the Fortress, which is telling me that they want Knights money and they’re not giving the public big plus money to go against that.
The number should be around -140 but the books would rather give +105 rather than +120. As stated in our series preview, we think the Knights are the better of the two clubs and will be backed by our bankroll in game two.
The Knights have now won 25 of their last 34 games and are 45-19 off one days rest. That concludes our Stars vs Knights conference final odds preview, we hope you enjoy game two.
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