Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights 9/14/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights are set to meet in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals as they will faceoff at Rogers Place in the Edmonton, Canada bubble. The Dallas Stars were able to jump out to a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights after winning game 4, 2-1. The Stars were able to receive production from their usual sources as Jamie Benn and Joe Pavelski were the two goal scorers for Dallas while John Klingberg and Alexander Radulov pitched in 1 assist each. The Dallas Stars were dominated in the shot department by the Vegas Golden Knights (33-20), but they were even in the faceoff circle (32-32).

The Dallas Stars were very good at keeping the Vegas Golden Knights off the scoreboard as they held them to 1 goal on 33 shots. The Stars starting goaltender Anton Khudobin had a very good game in the crease as he recorded 32 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .918 and GAA to 2.67. The Dallas Stars were very good on the penalty kill as they went 4 for 5 against an explosive Vegas team.

The Vegas Golden Knights have struggled as of recent as they have dropped 2 straight games to the Dallas Stars which has them in a big 3-1 hole after dropping their latest game 2-1. The Vegas Golden Knights were only able to put 1 goal in the back of the net which could be attributed to veteran Alec Martinez while Paul Stastny and Nick Schmidt recorded assist. The Vegas Golden Knights were able to get a ton of shots on goal as they had 33 shots, but they were unable to capitalize on their opportunities.

The Vegas Golden Knights were solid at keeping the Dallas Stars off the scoreboard as they held them to 2 goals on 20 shots. The Golden Knights starting goaltender Robin Lehner had a decent game in the crease as he recorded 18 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .919 and GAA to 1.93. The Golden Knights will need to be much more physical with the Dallas Stars as they were out hit 43-31.