Stars vs. Golden Knights NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 24

The Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a victory -- will play on Wednesday at 9:30 PM ET, at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Golden Knights are underdogs away from home, at +138, and the Stars are -164.

Dallas lost 4-3 at home in its last game on April 22 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Jamie Benn (one goal) and Jake Oettinger (one assist) were among the seven Stars skaters who put up one point each.

In its most recent game on April 22, Vegas claimed a 4-3 road victory over the Dallas Stars. The Golden Knights were led in that outing by Jack Eichel (two assists) and Noah Hanifin (two assists).

Before this matchup, here's who we project to take home the victory in Wednesday's NHL Playoffs First Round action.

Stars vs. Golden Knights Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Stars 3 - Golden Knights 2
• Pick OU: Under 6 (Dunkel projecting 5.10 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Golden Knights Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Golden Knights matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-164)
• Underdog: Golden Knights (+138)

Stars Betting Insights

• In the 73 times this season the Stars have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 48-25 in those games.
• Dallas is 28-10 (winning 73.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -164 or shorter.
• The Stars have a 62.1% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In 49 games this season, Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than 6 goals.

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights have been listed as an underdog 29 times this season, and won 15, or 51.7%, of those games.
• Vegas has played as an underdog of +138 or more once this season and won.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 42.0% chance of victory for the Golden Knights.
• Vegas has played 45 games this season that finished with over 6 goals.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas has scored the third-most goals in the NHL (294 total, 3.6 per game).
• The Stars have given up 232 total goals (2.8 per game), the eighth-fewest in league action.
• Its goal differential (+62) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 58 power-play goals the Stars have scored this season (on 240 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
• Dallas' 24.17% power-play conversion rate is the sixth-best in the league.
• The 12 shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank second among NHL squads.
• Dallas kills 82.01% of opponent power plays, the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Dallas wins 54% of its faceoffs to rank second in the NHL.
• The Stars connect on 11.4% of their shots (fourth in the league).

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas' 263 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank 13th in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights' total of 243 goals given up (3.0 per game) is 11th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +20, the team is 13th in the league.
• The Golden Knights have 51 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 252 chances.
• Vegas has the NHL's 20th-ranked power-play percentage (20.24%).
• This season, the Golden Knights have nine shorthanded goals (ninth in league).
• At 79.34%, Vegas has the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 50.2%, Vegas has the league's 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.3%, the Golden Knights are 13th in the league.