Golden Knights vs Stars Picks and Prediction – 4/25/2024

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars for Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinals best of seven series on Wednesday. Vegas leads the series 1-0 after defeating Dallas 4-3 in Game 1 on Monday. Vegas captain Mark Stone returned from an extended injury to help lead the Golden Knights to the victory, scoring for Vegas in the first two minutes of the game. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

After just one game of the playoffs, Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault and Brayden McNabb each have one goal for Vegas. Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin each have two assists to lead Vegas and the two are also the leaders in points with two each. In goal, Logan Thompson is 1-0 with a goals against average of 3.00 and save percentage of .900. Thompson made 27 saves in Game 1.

The Dallas Stars must bounce back at home with a victory in Game 2 to level the series or face a tough task on the road trailing 2-0 heading into Game 3. Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson and Mason Marchment each scored one goal for Dallas in Monday’s loss to the Golden Knights. Dallas needs to play more physically as the Stars had only 29 hits compared to 55 for Vegas in Game 1.

Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson and Mason Marchment each have one goal following Game 1, while Miro Heiskanen, Wyatt Johnston and Logan Stankoven each have one assist. Six players for the Stars are level on points with one each. In goal, Jake Oettinger is 0-1 with a goals against average of 4.17 and save percentage of .733. Oettinger made just 11 saves while facing only 15 shots.