Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 12/8/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+123) Golden Knights (-150)

T-Mobile Arena is the venue where Robin Lehner and the Vegas Golden Knights (14-10-0) will play the Dallas Stars (13-7-2) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Stars coming in at +123 and the Golden Knights are at -150. The over/under opens at 5.5.

The Stars will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-1 win over the Coyotes their last time out. The Corsi for the Stars was sitting at 42 and the Corsi against when the final whistle blew was 32 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 56.8%. Their starts in the offensive zone were rated at 40.6% and they had a PDO of 109.0 in this game. Dallas tallied 8 penalty minutes for this contest. The Stars had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. Their Fenwick came in at 27 and the Fenwick Against sat at 22, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 55.1%. They had a tally of 24 face-off wins when at even strength and were beaten on 24 attempts to win the face-off. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 27 shots they put on net.

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Dallas Stars opponents have amassed 68 power play opportunities (18th in the NHL) and have a total of 13 goals in those chances. The Stars have had 662 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .912. Dallas has attempted 652 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.7%. At even strength, the Stars have surrendered 45 goals while notching 47 when they are on offense. Dallas comes into tonight with 61 power play opportunities and they have notched 16 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 26.23%. For the current season, they have recorded 28 points and their points percentage sits at .636. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 63 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 58.

The player in the crease for this game is Braden Holtby. Holtby has played in 501 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has accumulated an overall record of 294-137-50 and he was named the starter in 490 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,234 goals against Holtby in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.58. Holtby has had 14,515 shots taken against him and has recorded 13,281 saves. His save percentage is at .915 for his 28,749 minutes guarding the cage. For his career, Holtby has accumulated 281 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .573.

The last time they were on the ice, Vegas faced the Flames in a matchup where the Golden Knights notched a win by a final score of 3-2. They had a PDO of 104 and they had an oZS percentage of 46.4%. They had 3 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to notch a goal. Their Fenwick percentage was 53.7% by notching a Fenwick of 36 and the Flames having racked up a 31 Fenwick at even strength. The Golden Knights scored 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. Vegas wrapped up this game with a 51.6% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Vegas played and you might say they looked run of the mill in this one.

Vegas has tried 787 shots (12th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.17%, while allowing their opponents 787 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.82% on the other teams 68 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 90.7%. They have a tally of 56 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 14.29%. The Golden Knights have racked up 72 goals at even strength and 8 goals (29th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 73 goals to be scored by of a combination of 62 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned a total of 80 goals, 28 points, as well as a points percentage of .583.

Across the ice you are likely to see Robin Lehner protecting the net. He has recorded 9,597 saves out of 10,462 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .917. Lehner has earned a lifetime mark of 139-133-47 and has been in goal for 339 games. He got the starting nod in 320 contests and has played 19,147 mins. Lehner's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.3% and he has qualified for 180 quality starts in his hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.71 goals/game and he has given up 865 goals overall.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas (-150) and under 5.5 goals

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