Golden Knights vs. Stars NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 29

A pair of the Western Conference's top squads face one another on Thursday, Jan. 29 when the fourth-place Vegas Golden Knights (25-14-13) host the third-place Dallas Stars (30-14-9). Golden Knights (-120) versus Stars (+100) looks rather even, according to the moneyline odds.

Vegas fell in a 3-2 overtime defeat on the road its last time out on Jan. 27 against the Montreal Canadiens. Pavel Dorofeyev had two points (two goals) for the Golden Knights.

Dallas won on the road in its most recent game on Jan. 27, 4-3 over the St. Louis Blues. The Stars got two points apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Matt Duchene (two goals) and Thomas Harley (one goal and one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey action.

Golden Knights vs. Stars Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 3 - Golden Knights 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Stars Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Golden Knights-Stars game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-120)
• Underdog: Stars (+100)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights have gone 22-23 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Vegas is 21-19 (winning 52.5% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Golden Knights have an implied probability of 54.5% to win.
• In 27 of 52 matches this season, Vegas and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Stars Betting Insights

• This season the Stars have won seven of the 12 games, or 58.3%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Dallas has a record of 3-5 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +100 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Stars, based on the moneyline, is 50.0%.
• Dallas has played 24 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas' 172 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Golden Knights are giving up 159 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 12th in NHL play.
• It has the league's 10th-best goal differential at +13.
• The 40 power-play goals the Golden Knights have recorded this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 157 power-play chances).
• Vegas is fifth in the league with a 25.48% power-play conversion rate.
• The one shorthanded goal the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 28th among NHL squads.
• Vegas kills 81.97% of opponent power plays, the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vegas has the 11th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.7%.
• The Golden Knights have an 11.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 11th in the league.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 173 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank 10th in the NHL.
• The Stars have one of the top defenses in the league, giving up 144 total goals (2.7 per game), fifth in the NHL.
• It has the third-best goal differential in the league at +29.
• With 46 power-play goals (on 154 chances), the Stars are second-best in the NHL.
• Dallas' power-play percentage (29.87) ranks the team second in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Stars have three.
• At 79.88%, Dallas has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 52%, Dallas has the league's fifth-best faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 12.9%, the Stars are No. 1 in the league.