Golden Knights vs Stars Picks and Prediction – 4/23/2024

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars on Monday for Game 1 of their Western Conference best of seven quarterfinals series. Vegas completed the regular season 45-29-8 with 98 points, finishing second in the wild card race for the conference. Vegas was 18-17-6 on the road this season and over the final 10 games of the regular season Vegas was 6-4-0. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

Jonathan Marchessault is leading Vegas in goals scored with 42 and in points with 69, while Jack Eichel is the leader in assists with 37. In goal, Logan Thompson Is 25-14-5 with a goals against average of 2.70, save percentage of .908 and one shutout. Vegas averages 3.21 goals per game and allows 2.96 goals per game. The Vegas power play scores 20.2% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 79.3% of the time.

The Dallas Stars completed the regular season first in both the Central Division and Western Conference at 52-21-9 with 113 points. Dallas was 26-11-4 at home and over the final eight games of the regular season the Stars were 8-2-0, including winning each of the final two. Dallas ended the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the St Louis Blues.

Wyatt Johnston is the leading scorer for Dallas with 32 goals, while Jason Robertson is the leader in assists with 51 and in points with 80. In goal, Jake Oettinger 35-14-4 with a goals against average of 2.72, save percentage of .905 and three shutouts. Dallas averages 3.59 goals per game and allows 2.83 goals per game. The Dallas power play scores 24.2% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 82.0% of the time.