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Rogers' 10* NHL PLAY OF THE DAY >> 3-1 Monday! Won 20 of 27!
(NHL) Dallas vs. Las Vegas,
Total: 6.00 | -100.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 6.00 | -100.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Vegas Golden Knights have been quite a story in this current NHL season, as they get set to host the Dallas Stars Tuesday night on their second five-game winning streak of the season. Vegas is 15-6-1 (31 points), atop the Western Conference's Pacific Division by two points over the LA Kings and four over the Calgary Flames. The 12-10-1 Stars answered being shut out 3-0 in Colorado on Wednesday by winning 6-4 at home on Friday over Calgary, the team's second six-goal performance in four outings. The Stars will visit Las Vegas for the first time but lost their season-opener 2-1 to Vegas at home back on Oct. 6.
Dallas: Tyler Seguin recorded his seventh hat trick as a member of the Stars in the game against Calgary and has a team-leading 23 points (12 goals / 11 assists) . Alexander Radulov has paid significant dividends since signing a five-year, $31.25 million contract in early July. He posted his fifth multi-point performance of the season when he scored and set up a goal versus the Flames to increase his point total to 18 (seven goals, 11 assists) over his last 14 games. However, fellow off-season acquisition Ben Bishop, he of the six-year, $29.5 million contract, has not been as good. Bishop is a mediocre 10-7-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .907 SP.
Vegas: Linemates William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault have come up big in Golden Knights' second five-game winning streak of the season. Karlsson has scored at least once and recorded multi-point performances in each victory and Marchessault has collected a goal and two assists in each of the last three contests heading into Tuesday's home tilt versus the Dallas Stars. Karlsson leads with 22 points (13 & 9) and Marchessault is second with 21 points (8 & 13). That duo heads a team ranked second in scoring at 3.68 goals per game. Vegas has started four different goalies so far (making the team's fast start even more remarkable) and it's expected that Malcolm Subban will receive his first career start versus the Stars. He owns a 4-0-0 record, 1.87 goals-against average and .935 save percentage this season.
The pick: While Dallas is an impressive 9-2-0 at home at American Airlines Center it brings a four-game road losing streak with it to Las Vegas, along with just a 3-8-1 road record on the season. Speaking of road records, Ben Bishop is just 2-6-0 with a 4.04 goals-against average and .872 save percentage on the road this season. Vegas is averaging 4.40 goals per game at home and even though Subban has those gaudy numbers, it's only four games. Make the Over a 10* play.
Dallas: Tyler Seguin recorded his seventh hat trick as a member of the Stars in the game against Calgary and has a team-leading 23 points (12 goals / 11 assists) . Alexander Radulov has paid significant dividends since signing a five-year, $31.25 million contract in early July. He posted his fifth multi-point performance of the season when he scored and set up a goal versus the Flames to increase his point total to 18 (seven goals, 11 assists) over his last 14 games. However, fellow off-season acquisition Ben Bishop, he of the six-year, $29.5 million contract, has not been as good. Bishop is a mediocre 10-7-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .907 SP.
Vegas: Linemates William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault have come up big in Golden Knights' second five-game winning streak of the season. Karlsson has scored at least once and recorded multi-point performances in each victory and Marchessault has collected a goal and two assists in each of the last three contests heading into Tuesday's home tilt versus the Dallas Stars. Karlsson leads with 22 points (13 & 9) and Marchessault is second with 21 points (8 & 13). That duo heads a team ranked second in scoring at 3.68 goals per game. Vegas has started four different goalies so far (making the team's fast start even more remarkable) and it's expected that Malcolm Subban will receive his first career start versus the Stars. He owns a 4-0-0 record, 1.87 goals-against average and .935 save percentage this season.
The pick: While Dallas is an impressive 9-2-0 at home at American Airlines Center it brings a four-game road losing streak with it to Las Vegas, along with just a 3-8-1 road record on the season. Speaking of road records, Ben Bishop is just 2-6-0 with a 4.04 goals-against average and .872 save percentage on the road this season. Vegas is averaging 4.40 goals per game at home and even though Subban has those gaudy numbers, it's only four games. Make the Over a 10* play.
