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St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren
Sportsbook Wire

The Dallas Stars stole home-ice advantage away from the St. Louis Blues with their Game 2 victory at Enterprise Center. They'll look to capitalize in Game 3 Monday at American Airlines Center shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern with the series tied at a game apiece.

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St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars: By the Numbers

  • Five different players have scored for Dallas through the first two games of the series, while four have scored at least one goal for the Blues.
  • Stars LW Roope Hintz leads the series with four points after recording nine goals and 13 assists in 58 regular-season games.

  • Both teams have scored a single power-play goal. The Stars have committed 12 penalties to the Blues' nine.
  • The losing team in each of the first two games led the Corsi battle by registering more total shot attempts.

St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars: Projected Goalie Starters

Jordan Binnington vs. Ben Bishop

Bishop rebounded from his rough outing in Game 1 to stop 32 of 34 shots on goal in the second game. He's made at least 30 saves in six of his eight outings this postseason.

Binnington made 31 saves on 34 shots in the Game 2 loss, extending his streak to five consecutive games with a save percentage of at least .900 but snapping his streak of four straight games this postseason with only two goals allowed.

St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars: Key Injuries

Stars D Jamie Oleksiak isn't expected to return to the lineup for Game 3. He last played April 22 against the Nashville Predators in Round 1.

St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars: NHL Best Bet

Moneyline: The two teams have been nearly perfectly matched through two games. The Blues were the better team in the regular season and are undefeated in three road games this postseason. Take St. Louis as a slight underdog at -105.

Against the spread: The outright is a far better play for the Blues than the -300 odds to cover +1.5 goals.

Over/under: Each of the first two games at least pushed Monday's total of 5. The OVER pays better at +100 and is the superior play.

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