Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the NHL match.
Dallas Stars
Dallas confidently beat the Avalanche in the Conference semi-finals, losing only two games. The Stars system is still flawless, they’re favourites in the games against the Oilers. In the 3 head-to-head games played this season the Stars have taken 5 out of 6 points. The Stars already proved in the series versus the Avalanche that they can deal with some leaders of their opponents as Rantanen and MacKinnon only had 5 points each in the 6 games played in the series. The Stars will treat the Oilers stars in the same way.
Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers played against the Canucks in the semi-finals. And 2 Canadian teams reached the 7th game, won by the Oilers. Amazing offensive line is the key force of the Oilers, with 4 players of the teams being in the top 5 scorers in the play-offs. Draisaitl has 24 points, McDavid – 21, Bouchard – 20, and Nugent-Hopkins – 16. However, the Oilers are a convenient opponent for the Stars according to statistics. It’s going to be a very difficult game for the away team.
Dallas Stars – Edmonton Oilers prediction
The Stars have won 8 out of their last 11 games. The Texas team is the obvious favourite of the series against the Oilers. The Stars had 6 days to prepare for the series, and the Oilers only had 3 days.
The Stars deserve their favourite status in the game and in the series. The team has some time to prepare so they’re unlikely to lose the first game.
