(3) Dallas Stars at (4) Vegas Golden Knights
5% - Dallas Stars -115
After losing the first 2 games at home in the series Dallas has stormed back and won 3 straight. The Stars now have the opportunity to close out the defending Stanley Cup Champs on their home ice tonight. Vegas had beat the Stars 6 in a row, until the Stars turned the table winning 3 in a row against the Knights in these playoffs. Oettinger has held Las Vegas to a total of 6 goals in the last 3 contests. In fact exactly 2 in each one of the 3 games. For the Knights they went back to their post season star of last year Aiden Hill in GM 5 however he he could not turn the tables on the Stars as Dallas took a 3 to 2 victory. Dallas is playing with house money now knowing that they have 2 chances to close out Las Vegas so all pressure shifts to the Knights. Ironically the last time Vegas found themselves in an elimination game was back in 2021. At the time the coach for Vegas was Peter DeBoer who is now the head coach of Dallas. Dallas was the best team in the NHL during the season on the road posting a 26-10-5 record, and have continued that success in the post season winning 2 games in Las Vegas. Dallas has both the better offense and defense in this contest. The Stars score at a clip of 3.5 GPG, while Vegas is at 3.1. On the defensive side of things Dallas is holding opposition to 2.8 GPG while Las Vegas gives up 3.1 per contest. All the momentum is in the Stars favor going into game 6 tonight and I look for them to close out the Knights in Vegas tonight.