Game 1: Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars

May 06, 2008 | By Adam McLean | Picks Articles Archive

The Detroit Red Wings get set to do battle with the Dallas Stars, Thursday, when they host Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Detroit leads the season series 3-1, one of which was in Dallas. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com have the Red Wings as 210-moneyline favorites over the Stars with the over/under set at 5 goals. Get your NHL Playoff Bet in now at BetUS.com

Detroit Red Wings (8-2) vs Dallas Stars (8-4) Game 1
When: Thurs, May 8, 7:30 PM ET
Line: BetUS.com
PICK: Detroit -210

The Red Wings are currently riding a six game winning streak making that 8-2 SU in the playoffs, 3-2 SU on the road. Johan Franzen leads the Wings, and the playoffs, with 11 goals. In fact the Wings lead the playoffs with 3.80 goals a game; they’ve scored 38 goals total. Goalie Chris Osgood is a perfect 6-0 with a 1.52 GAA as he’s allowed 10 pucks to get by him. They are always known for putting a lot of pucks on net, which is why they lead the playoffs with 39 shots on goal a game. They also allow the least amount of shots to hit the net. Johan Franzen and Pavel Datsyuk each have three goals and two assists against Marty Turco this season. Daniel Cleary has two goals and Niklas Lidstrom has one. Their power play hasn’t been great against the Stars with one goal in 15 tries, but through their first two series they’ve scored in every game but three which were still wins. Their penalty kill has allowed six goals in 10 games or 41 kills.

The Stars won a crucial Game 6 to the Sharks after going up 3-0 in the series. They lost back to back, one at home and one on the road, before sealing the deal at home in quadruple overtime. They are currently 8-4 SU in the playoffs, 4-2 SU on the road. Brendan Morrow leads the Stars with seven goals while 14 others players have atleast a goal. Dallas ranks fifth in the playoffs with 2.92 goals per game and they rank second in the playoffs with a 25.0% power play success rate. Goalie Marty Turco has been brilliant going 8-4 SU with a 1.73 GAA and one shutout. He’s allowed 23 pucks get by him. Trevor Daley, Jere Lehtinen, Antti Miettinen, Loui Eriksson are the only players to score on Chris Osgood all season. The Stars have one power play goal against the Wings in four games, but during their first two series games they scored nine goals. Their penalty kill has allowed six.

Recent Trends to Consider

Red Wings are 5-0 in their last 5 playoff games as a favorite.
Red Wings are 6-0 in their last 6 playoff games as a favorite of -201 or greater.
Red Wings are 5-0 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Red Wings are 45-12 in their last 57 games following a win.
Stars are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings.
Stars are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Detroit

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Game 1: Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars

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