Dallas Stars Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Lines
First year head coach Peter DeBoer wasted no time making a huge difference for the Dallas Stars. Dallas enjoyed a 10-point improvement under DeBoer over last season. But the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs are where the rubber meets the road. And so far, the Stars have been up to the challenge. In the first round, Dallas eliminated the Minnesota Wild in six games. Following that was a thrilling and pressure-packed 7-game win over the upstart Seattle Kraken. Now DeBoer has a shot at the ultimate revenge. Despite leading the Golden Knights to the playoffs each season that he was head coach, Vegas fired DeBoer last summer.
Dallas Stars Stanley Cup Playoffs Lines
NHL SERIES PRICE - VGK LEADS 3-0
Dallas Stars +1175
Vegas Golden Knights -2500
Dallas Stars Western Conference Finals Preview
The Dallas Stars will face the Vegas Golden Knights in the best-of-seven Western Conference Final of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
NHL Western Conference Final Schedule
Game 1 (at VGK): Fri., May 19: 8:30 ET (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 2 (at VGK): Sun., May 21: 3 ET (ABC/ESPN+)
Game 3 (at DAL): Tue., May 23: 8 ET (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 4 (at DAL): Thu., May 25: 8 ET (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 5 (at VGK): Sat., May 27: 8 ET (ABC/ESPN+)
Game 6 (at DAL): Mon., May 29: 8 ET (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 7 (at VGK): Wed., May 31: 9 ET (ESPN/ESPN+)
The Vegas Golden Knights finished 51-22-9 straight up and 35-41-6 over/under the total. Also, Vegas was 1st in the Western Conference playoff standings. Edmonton was two points behind the Golden Knights in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Vegas has covered eight out of their last ten games. While the Golden Knights have gone under the total in three of its previous five matchups.
Vegas had NHL rankings of 14th for goals scored and 18th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Golden Knights had NHL rankings of 11th for goals against and 19th for penalty killing.
First among Vegas scorers is Jack Eichel, with six goals, eight assists, 14 points, and a +7. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit has a .894 save percentage and 3.19 goals against average. His record is 5-2 with no shutouts.
Dallas Stars 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview
The Dallas Stars finished 47-21-14 straight up and 33-43-6 over/under the total. Also, Dallas was 4th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Dallas was three points behind the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Dallas has covered three out of their last four games. While the Stars have gone over the total in six of its previous seven matchups.
Dallas had NHL rankings of 7th for goals scored and 5th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Stars had NHL rankings of 3rd for goals against and 3rd for penalty killing.
First among Dallas scorers is Roope Hintz, with nine goals, ten assists, 19 points, and a +5. Goaltender Jake Oettinger has a .903 save percentage and 2.75 goals against average. His record is 8-5 with one shutout.
Dallas Stars Seasons
| YEAR |
RECORD |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2022-23 |
47-21-14 |
TBD |
| 2021-22 |
46-30-6 |
Lost First Round |
| 2020-21 |
23-19-14 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019-20 |
37-24-8 |
Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 2018-19 |
43-32-7 |
Lost Second Round |
| 2017-18 |
42-32-8 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2016-17 |
34-37-11 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2015-16 |
50-23-0 |
Lost Second Round |
| 2014-15 |
41-31-10 |
Did Not Qualify |
Dallas Stars History
Founded as the Minnesota North Stars in the 1967 NHL Great Expansion, when the league doubled from six to 12 teams, the franchise moved to Dallas in 1993. When the North Stars couldn’t get a new arena, they decided to head to Texas. The Dallas Stars were a major hit from the very start and won the 1999 Stanley Cup championship.
When the Stars arrived in Dallas, it was at the height of the Dallas Cowboys dynasty in which they won three Super Bowls from 1992 through 1995. The Cowboys were bigger than life in those days, yet the Stars could carve out a niche for themselves. Dallas played to sellout crowds for their first several seasons in Big D. Although interest eventually waned on the Stars, that was due to a mediocre product on the ice more than a hockey problem.
In 2011 Tom Gaglardi bought the Stars after a year of negotiations while the franchise went through bankruptcy. Gagliardi worked hard to rebuild the front office. Most importantly, he brought back Jim Lites as the team president. Lites had previously served in that role for the Stars under previous ownership.
Gagliardi hired general manager Jim Nill in April 2013. Nill was an executive for the Detroit Red Wings before taking the job. At that time, the Wings were considered a modern NHL franchise in which Nill had a leading role. The management team has brought the Stars back to respectability and a berth in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.
Dallas hosted the Winter Classic at the famed Cotton Bowl on January 1, 2020, in front of over 85,000 fans in a 4-2 win over Nashville. It was the ultimate testament to their popularity in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
Log into BookMaker Sportsbook and get the best NHL Betting Odds, NHL Betting News and information about this and all other sports betting events!
