Dallas Stars vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
The Dallas Stars were expected to be one of the most dominant teams in the NHL Western Conference; however, they had a very low performance at the beginning of the regular season with a 3-3-0 record. With that in mind, the Stars will be under heavy pressure to win their upcoming Thursday night home game against the Los Angeles Kings.
With that objective in mind, some players like Nils Lundkvist, Roope Hintz, and Mikko Rantanen are expected to become more effective because, even though they are the Stars’ offensive leaders, they haven’t scored as many goals as expected given the number of dangerous opportunities they generate each game. Additionally, the Stars currently have the third-worst defense in the Central Division.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Kings are currently having a terrible performance in the current season, a situation that could be related to Anze Kopitar’s injury absence, as he is the offensive leader of this franchise. In addition, the defensive performance of the Kings has also been underperforming, which has ranked them as the second worst in the Pacific Division with 25 conceded goals.
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Dallas Stars vs Los Angeles Kings Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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112 | 3142 | 38 | 20 | +53 |
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90 | 3396 | 22 | 26 | -20 |
Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings Latest Matches
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Dallas Stars against Los Angeles Kings : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Oettinger
C. DeSmith
M. Heiskanen
T. Harley
L. Bichsel
A. Petrovic
E. Lindell
I. Lyubushkin
J. Robertson
C. Blackwell
S. Steel
N. Bastian
W. Johnston
M. Bourque
R. Faksa
R. Hintz
M. Rantanen
T. Seguin
A. Erne
J. Hryckowian
A. Forsberg
D. Kuemper
M. Anderson
B. Clarke
D. Doughty
B. Dumoulin
J. Edmundson
C. Ceci
C. Perry
T. Moore
J. Malott
A. Laferriere
Q. Byfield
A. Turcotte
W. Foegele
J. Armia
A. Kuzmenko
K. Fiala
A. Kempe
P. Danault
Most goals and assists
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
J. Robertson
(50 Goals)
A. Kempe
(37 Goals)
M. Rantanen
(61 Assists)
Dallas Stars - Los Angeles Kings Key Points
- The Los Angeles Kings haven’t won a road game in regulation time since their 3-2 preseason victory over the Utah Mammoth.
- The Dallas Stars are impatiently waiting for Jason Robertson to score any goal, as he couldn’t do in his last four games.
- The Los Angeles Kings haven’t been able to defeat the Stars since January 2019 (2-1).
- The Dallas Stars have won their last four home meetings against the Kings in regulation time, games in which they were able to score four or more goals.
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Our Dallas Stars vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction
To summarize, this game is clearly expected to bring a great spectacle at the American Airlines Center, a venue where the Dallas Stars will practically be favorites throughout the whole season regardless of their opponents.
However, it’s notorious that the Stars must improve their defensive consistency to prevent conceding more than two goals per period, as they did against the Blue Jackets and the Canucks in their two most recent home games. Therefore, the pick for the Los Angeles Kings – Dallas Stars is: Highest Scoring Period – Period 2!
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