Dallas Stars – Vegas Golden Knights: contrasting form at the American Airlines Center 
The American Airlines Center hosts a West Division showdown. The home side haven’t lost in regulation for an impressive stretch. The visitors are sliding down the table. Vegas’s defensive coverage has looked shaky since the break. The Texas attack will try to pick apart those gaps. Home ice should set the tone.
Dallas laying down the law 
Glen Gulutzan’s crew are on a twelve-game point streak. February and March delivered ten straight wins. That’s a new franchise record.
Their last two outings needed extra time: a shootout loss to Colorado (4-5) and an overtime win over Chicago (4-3). They’re second in the West, seven points off the top.
Home ice is a fortress. Eight straight home games with points. A 70.0% home points rate. The defense are giving up just 2.70 goals per game in front of the fans. Still, the injury list is crowded. Roope Hintz is back on the shelf (lower-body). Mikko Rantanen, Radek Faksa and Tyler Seguin also sit injured. Ilya Lyubushkin missed the last game. Tyler Myers is slotting into the third pairing for now.
Knights in freefall 
Five defeats in six for the Knights. Identical 2-4 losses to Minnesota and Edmonton. The drop down the standings is brutal. Anaheim and the Utah Mammoth have passed Vegas. The Knights sit sixth in the Western Conference.
Their road form is worse. Bruce Cassidy’s side have lost seven of their last ten trips since mid-January. Knights average 3.03 goals for and 3.09 against on the road. Vegas’ defense has conceded at least three goals in six straight away games.
Injuries are biting. Mark Stone has been missing since the start of the month and will be out for this trip to Texas. Reilly Smith made way for Brett Howden in the last game. Recent pickup Nick Dowd, acquired from Washington, is still chasing his first point after two outings.
NHL Pick Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights
Dallas over 2.5 goals (Regulation time)
Nevada’s defensive frailties have worsened sharply. The Golden Knights have conceded at least three goals in seven straight games. Instability in goal for the visitors is a major factor in this read.
The Texas attack hits with brutal consistency. Dallas have scored three or more in 11 of their last 12 outings. Recent head-to-heads back this up: the Stars have regularly hit three goals or more against this opponent. The Knights can’t seem to shut down the middle ice right now, so backing the home side to reach three goals looks like the clearest, numbers-based play of the night.
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