Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/25/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, May 25, 2024

Venue:  American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +114, Stars -135; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +110, Stars -130; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +110, Stars -135; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Dallas Stars:  52-21-9 (1st place, Central Division)

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Brian Bitler is on a HOT STREAK in the NHL on a 20-7-1 NHL RUN for +$13,240 PROFIT! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

Edmonton Oilers:  7-3-0 last 10

Dallas Stars:  6-2-2 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 21-18-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Dallas Stars in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2 in double overtime. Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, and Leon Draisaitl each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard, Brett Kulak, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each led the team in assists with 1 while Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard, and Evander Kane each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 33 shots with 31 saves and a .939 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Stars are entering this game with 113 points, a 52-21-9 record overall, and they were 26-11-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2 in 2OT. Tyler Seguin scored 2 goals for them in that game. Evgenii Dadonov, Jamie Benn, and Jason Robertson each led the team in assists with 1 while Tyler Seguin led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 38 shots with 35 saves and a .921 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 298 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 234 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Stars listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Stars from the Central Division and the 2nd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division for the Western Conference Finals of the NHL playoffs. The Oilers have a 1-0 series lead after winning game 1 of this series on the road. The Oilers got off to a hot start in this series as they took a 1-0 series lead, but they still needed double overtime to beat the Stars in what was a really tight game. The Oilers have done their job now by flipping the home advantage to their side in this series, but they are going to get the best effort from the Stars in this game to avoid going down 2-0 at home once again. The Stars have already been in this position as they have lost game 1 of both of their series so far in the playoffs, and they even went down 2-0 at home against the Knights before coming back to kick the defending Stanley Cup champions out. The Stars have plenty of experience in this position and they avoided losing 2 in a row against the Avs in their last series to start off so they will bring their best effort to make sure they at least even the series here going back to Edmonton. That was a tight 3-2 game that needed 2 overtimes to be settled and the Oilers haven't looked nearly as good in their road games this season so the Stars are going to respond on their home ice and make it very difficult for the Oilers to take a 2-0 series lead here. Look for the Stars to bring their best effort in this game and even the series on home ice. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game.

Oilers Stars Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, May 25, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Stars 3 Oilers 2.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert hockey picks today. And if you enjoyed this Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NHL predictions and previews.

Edmonton Oilers: 23-10 (+10.3 units) on the moneyline off a road win by 1 goal. 18-5 (+12 units) on the moneyline off 2 or more consecutive road wins. 20-7 (+6.2 units) on the moneyline after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 28-19 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 14-2 UNDER after allowing 2 goals or less in 3 straight games. 19-8 UNDER after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 

Dallas Stars: 58-52 (-6.4 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 3-7 (-7.1 units) on the moneyline off a close home loss by 1 goal. 18-17 (-9 units) on the moneyline after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 9-5 UNDER as a # 1 seed in the playoffs. 20-14 UNDER after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 19-12 UNDER in the conference finals.

Edmonton Oilers:  A. Henrique (C) Out indefinitely - Ankle.

Dallas Stars:  R. Hintz (LW) Out Thurs - Upper Body. J. Hakanpaa (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Rosburg (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

“My thing was I don’t know what I’m supposed to do there. I am going forward trying to play the puck. It feels like he’s holding my stick. I didn’t even really feel the high stick at all. I think his face comes down on my stick. Maybe just unlucky, I guess." - Connor McDavid after their win against the Stars in game 1 of this series on Thursday.

“I think we’ve had some Game 1's where we’ve really been feeling it out and laying a few eggs. That wasn’t the case tonight. This was a little different. So, yeah, lot of things to build off of.” - Tyler Seguin after their loss against the Oilers in game 1 of this series on Thursday.

LW Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Skinner, Stuart

LW Robertson, Jason

C Johnston, Wyatt

RW Stankoven, Logan

LD Harley, Thomas

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

Points: C. McDavid (132)

Goals: Z. Hyman (54)

Assists: C. McDavid (100)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.45)

Points: J. Robertson (80)

Goals: W. Johnston (32)

Assists: J. Robertson (51)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.72)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (2nd season)