Stars vs. Kings betting preview

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The Dallas Stars (37-19-2) have -130 moneyline odds to win when they host the Los Angeles Kings (31-17-8), who have +110 odds, on Friday, February 28 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Stars to win vs Kings -130

Bet $20, Payout $35.38

Stars vs. Kings Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Stars (-130)
  • Underdog: Kings (+110)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Stars vs. Kings Quick Facts

  • Dallas has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 30 of 58 games this season.
  • Los Angeles has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 25 of 56 games this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.2, is 0.7 more than Friday’s over/under.
  • These two teams concede 5.1 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Stars Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Stars Season Stat Insights

  • The Stars’ 192 goals this season make them the seventh-best scoring team in the league.
  • Dallas has allowed the third-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 149 (2.6 per game).
  • With a +43 goal differential, they’re ranked fourth-best in the league.
  • The 35 power-play goals Dallas has put up this season (on 173 chances) rank 17th in the NHL.
  • The Stars’ offense has the league’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.23%).
  • Dallas’ offense has recorded five shorthanded goals this season (eighth among all squads).
  • The Stars’ 85.16% penalty-kill success rate currently tops the league.
  • The Stars’ players win 52.1% of their faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
  • Dallas has an 11.1% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking seventh in the league.
  • The Stars’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 14.9 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.

Stars Moneyline

  • Dallas has won 33 of the 50 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • The Stars have a record of 29-14 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -130.
  • The moneyline odds say Dallas has a 56.5% chance of winning this game.

Stars Leaders

  • Matt Duchene: 23 goals and 36 assists
  • Jason Robertson: 24 goals and 32 assists
  • Mikael Granlund: 15 goals and 36 assists
  • Jake Oettinger: 27-13-2 record, .909 save percentage, 100 goals conceded

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Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stats Insights

  • The Kings have the league’s 24th-ranked scoring offense (162 total goals, 2.9 per game).
  • Los Angeles has given up 2.5 goals per game, and 142 total, the second-fewest among all NHL teams.
  • Their +20 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
  • Los Angeles has scored 20 power-play goals this season, which ranks 30th in the NHL (on 132 chances).
  • The Kings have the NHL’s 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 15.15%.
  • Los Angeles has scored two shorthanded goals this season (23rd among all NHL squads).
  • The 81.76% penalty-kill percentage the Kings have amassed is the league’s eighth-best rate.
  • The Kings win 50.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the 14th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Los Angeles is shooting 10.4% (17th in the league).
  • The Kings have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.1 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Kings Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Kings have 11 wins in the 24 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Los Angeles is 5-10 when it is underdogs of +110 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Kings have a 47.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Kings Leaders

  • Adrian Kempe: 26 goals and 23 assists
  • Anze Kopitar: 13 goals and 33 assists
  • Kevin Fiala: 23 goals and 15 assists
  • Darcy Kuemper: 18-6-6 record, .918 save percentage, 68 goals allowed
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