Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars will do battle against Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in a Western Conference showdown. The opening faceoff will be at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 28, and it is being televised live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings Odds
Dallas heads into the matchup as the favorite with a moneyline of -120. The line for Los Angeles sits at +100, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -140 for the under and +120 for the over.
Dallas is 31-32 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 63 regular season outings, 37 of its games have gone under the total, while 19 have gone over and just seven have pushed. As the away team in 2018-19, the Stars are 12-20 SU.
Dallas has converted on 20.2 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked ninth overall, and it has successfully killed off 81.7 percent of all penalties..
With a .925 save percentage and 27.6 saves per game, Ben Bishop (19-17-2) has been the top option in goal for Dallas this season. If Dallas decides to rest him, however, head coach Jim Montgomery might turn to Anton Khudobin (13-17-3 record, .923 save percentage, 2.58 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Los Angeles is 23-40 straight up (SU) and has lost 16.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 32 of its games have gone under the total, while 30 have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 12-17 SU at home this year.
The Kings have converted on just 14.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that places them in the bottom overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 31st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jonathan Quick has stopped 26.2 shots per game as the top option in goal for the Kings. Quick has 11 wins, 22 losses, and five OT losses to his credit and has recorded a mediocre 3.30 goals against average and a fairly-weak .892 save percentage this season.
Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings Betting Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Kings, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Four of Los Angeles’ last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 0-4 overall in those games.
- The Kings are 8-15 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 17-29 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
- Three of Los Angeles’ last ten games have ended in a shootout. The team is 1-2 in those games and 2-3 overall in shootouts this year.
- For both of these teams, the game went over the total in three of their last five outings.
- Dallas is ranked 27th this season with 12.6 giveaways per game. That figure has trended upward recently, as it’s averaged 13.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 15.6 giveaways over its last five.
- Los Angeles is ranked 18th this season with 10.3 giveaways per game. That figure has improved, however, as the team’s averaged 9.1 giveaways over its last 10 games and 7.8 giveaways over its last five.
- This game features two of the more aggressive defenses in the league. Dallas skaters have accounted for the 12th-most hits in the league (22.9 per game) while the Kings have tallied the 12th-most (22.8).
