Stars at Blues 4/25/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues
NHL: 9:30 PM EST
Apr. 25, 2019
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : STL -155 O/U 5
On Thursday, the Dallas Stars visit the St. Louis Blues for Game 1 of their NHL Western Conference second round best of seven series. The Stars defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 in their first round series. Dallas fell behind in that series 2-1 but won three straight games to eliminate the Predators in six games. Dallas won three of four head-to-head games with St. Louis this season.
St. Louis defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 in their series winning the final two games after the series had been tied 2-2. The Blues eliminated the Jets 3-2 in Game 6 as Jaden Schwartz scored a pair of goals and goaltender Jordan Binnington made 18 saves. During the regular season St. Louis was outscored by Dallas in four games 13-7 in head-to-head action.
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Alexander Radulov leads the Stars in goals scored with four, while Jamie Benn is the assists leader with five and tied for the points lead with Radulov at six. Tyler Sequin and John Klingberg have five points for the Stars. In net, Ben Bishop is 4-2-0 with a 1.90 goals against average and .945 saves percentage.
Jaden Schwartz leads St. Louis in goals scored with four in the postseason. Alex Pietrangelo leads the Blues in assists with six and points with six. Schwartz is second in points scored with five, while three players have four points apiece. Jonathan Binnington is 4-2-0 in net with a goals against average of 2.63 and .908 saves percentage.
Recent Betting Trends:
Dallas is 9-3 in its last 12 on the road
The UNDER has cashed in 17 of the Stars last 27 on the road
St. Louis is 8-2 in its last 10 at home
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Blues last 7
Free Betting Pick: Dallas Stars +135
Dallas won three of four games during the regular season against St. Louis and has won 6 of the last 7 overall against the Blues. Dallas has won 5 of its last 7 overall, 5 of its last 7 versus Central Division opponents and 9 of its last 12 on the road. The Blue have lost 13 of the last 19 second round playoff games. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Stars win 3-2