The Stanley Cup Playoffs are down to the final four.
The conference finals mean there will only be one game per day, but parlay bettors need not be distraught because same-game parlays are both available and prominent for each game.
The Vegas Golden Knights can close the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. Here are a couple of parlays I like for that game.
NHL odds used for these Stanley Cup Playoff parlays are current as of Friday, May 26, at 1 p.m. ET.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 6 Best Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+160)
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- Golden Knights +1.5 (-225)
- Under 5.5 Goals (-105)
This is strategic because if Vegas is going to stay within one goal there is no sense teasing up the Under to 6.5.
The Under is 3-2, and there has been three one-goal games in the series. Chances are if the game will be decided by one goal, there’ll be fewer than six goals.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 6 Best Longshot Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Longshot SGP (+700)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 0.5 Units
- Golden Knights ML (+110)
- Overtime: Yes (+370)
Three of the five games in the series have been decided in overtime, and Vegas has won two of them. Each of the one-goal games in the series has reached OT.
Dallas is 1-4 in games decided in overtime on the heels of its 4-11 record in games decided in 3-on-3 extra time during the regular season.
If the game gets to OT, the odds will drastically swing in Vegas’ favor. That makes this a great longshot parlay.
The Vegas Golden Knights can close the Dallas Stars in Game 5 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. Here are a couple of parlays I like for that game.
NHL odds used for these Stanley Cup Playoff parlays are current as of Friday, May 26, at 1 p.m. ET.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 5 Best Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+230)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 1 Unit
- Golden Knights ML (-140)
- Under 5.5 Goals (-110)
This was the parlay I picked for Game 4, only with Dallas winning, and it was successful. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
The Under is 3-1 in the series, and Vegas is 6-2 on home ice and 2-0 at T-Mobile Arena in the series.
It’s a pretty simple parlay, but at these odds, it’s worth the wager.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 5 Best Longshot Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Longshot SGP (+625)
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- Golden Knights ML (-140)
- Under 5.5 Goals (-110)
- Jonathan Marchessault: Anytime Goal (+140)
Marchessault has been on fire since Vegas’ second-round series against Edmonton. He’s scored in three straight games, including Game 4, and has six goals and seven points in the Golden Knights’ past five games.
The Vegas Golden Knights can cap a sweep of the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference final. Vegas claimed a dominant 4-0 win in Game 3, taking Dallas to the brink of elimination.
Here are a couple of same-game parlays I like for Game 4 between Vegas and Dallas.
NHL odds used for these Stanley Cup Playoff parlays are current as of Wednesday, May 24, at 3 p.m. ET.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 4 Best Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+240)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 1 Unit
- Stars ML (-130)
- Under 5.5 Goals (-105)
This is a simple one, but if you read my Golden Knights vs Stars predictions for Game 4, you know I took Dallas to win a 3-2 game. If you have any angst about the Stars winning, you can take Vegas to win at more lucrative odds, or Dallas to cover +1.5 at less profitable odds.
Still, the Under is 2-1 in the series, and as long as Jake Oettinger is better in Game 4, Dallas should be in a position to extend the series to Game 5. There’s no reason to believe Oettinger will not be good since he’s 5-2 following a loss this postseason and 3-1 on home ice following a defeat, making this my NHL bet of the day.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 4 Best Longshot Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Longshot SGP (+575)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 0.5 Units
- Stars ML (-130)
- Under 5.5 Goals (-105)
- Roope Hintz: Anytime Goal (+110)
Hintz had three shots on goal in the Game 3 loss and has not scored in each of the past two games. Still, no Stars players found a way to light the lamp in Game 3, as they were done in by a combination of undisciplined play and terrible goaltending.
Hintz is leading all remaining players in goals (10) and points (22) in the postseason, which means he’s as good a bet as any to score as long as the Stars can solve suddenly scalding Vegas goalie Adin Hill.
The Western Conference final will shift to Dallas with the Vegas Golden Knights leading the Stars 2-0 thanks to a pair of overtime wins.
Here are a couple of same-game parlays I like for Game 3 between Vegas and Dallas.
NHL odds used for these Stanley Cup Playoff parlays are current as of Monday, May 22, at 2 p.m. ET.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 3 Best Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+330)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 1 Unit
- Stars Moneyline (-145)
- Over 5.5 Goals (-115)
- Dallas Scores First (-125)
Dallas is 8-2 when scoring first in the playoffs and is averaging 4.1 goals per game in games where it nets the first goal.
Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger has been exceptional in home games (.929 save percentage, 2.07 goals-against average, 6.35 all-situation goals-saved above average in eight starts) this postseason, but there have been at least six goals in four of the Stars’ seven games at American Airlines Center.
There have been six-plus in seven of Dallas’ past nine games overall, plus Vegas can put the puck in the net on the road too. The Golden Knights are averaging exactly four goals per game in five away games in the postseason.
The Stars will need to win Game 3 to stay alive in the series, and they’ll likely need all of the above to hit in order to do so.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 3 Best Longshot Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Longshot SGP (+625)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 0.5 Units
- Stars -1.5 (+170)
- Over 5.5 Goals (-115)
- Joe Pavelski: Anytime Goal (+170)
Dallas has won five of its seven home games with an average margin of victory of 2.8 goals. Only one of the Stars’ home wins came by fewer than two goals.
If you’re going to wager Dallas to win by two-plus goals, you’ll likely need the Over to hit as well. The Golden Knights have scored 20 goals in five road games in the playoffs.
Plus, if Dallas is getting a heap of goals, Pavelski is likely to get off his current slump and light the lamp. He has six of his eight goals at home in the playoffs.
Here are at a couple of same-game parlays I like for Game 2 of Dallas vs Vegas.
NHL odds used for these Stanley Cup Playoff parlays are current as of Saturday, May 20, at 5 p.m. ET.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 2 Best Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+400)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 1 Unit
- Stars ML (+105)
- Over 5.5 Goals (-115)
- Dallas Scores First (-105)
Dallas has scored first in four of its past five games, including three of its past four wins. There’s been at least six goals in seven of the Stars’ past eight.
I often advocate teasing when placing a same-game parlay, but the only leg that didn’t hit in Game 1 was a Stars win. If you think Vegas will win, take it to be victorious. But I think Dallas will knot the series.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 2 Best Longshot Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+675)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 0.5 Units
- Stars -1.5 (+265)
- Over 5.5 Goals (-115)
- Stars First-Period Moneyline (+190)
The Stars have won six of their eight playoff games by two-plus goals, so chances are good that if they win they’ll win big.
Dallas should score first and hold a first-period lead if it is going to win Game 2. The only question is the puck line, but that’s why it has the odds it has.
Here are a couple of same-game parlays I like for Game 1 of the Western Conference final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars.
NHL odds used for these Stanley Cup Playoff parlays are current as of Thursday, May 18, at 9 a.m. ET.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 1 Best Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Best SGP (+400)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 1 Unit
- Golden Knights ML (-125)
- Over 5.5 Goals (-110)
- Jack Eichel Anytime Goal (+140)
Vegas is 4-2 on home ice this postseason but has won four of its past five. My instinct tells me, given the insane star power and the trend of high-scoring games, especially out West, that Game 1 should be extremely entertaining.
This NHL bet of the day combines a Vegas win with a moderate total and a goal from Eichel, who is tied for the team lead in playoff goals with six. The odds are really lucrative too, and the only real angst I’d have is whether or not Eichel can light the lamp.
Golden Knights vs Stars Game 1 Longshot Parlay
Golden Knights vs Stars Longshot SGP (+600)
DraftKings Sportsbook • WAGER: 0.5 Units
- Golden Knights ML (-125)
- Over 6.5 Goals (+145)
- Jonathan Marchessault Anytime Goal (+170)
Marchessault is a streaky goal scorer and is coming off a hat trick in Vegas’ series-clinching victory against the Oilers in Game 6.
He has five goals and eight points in the Golden Knights’ past four playoff games and trails only Eichel and No. 2 center Chandler Stephenson for the team lead in goals.
If you want to add Stephenson instead of Marchessault, the odds jump to +750. But there are going to be at least a few Vegas players scoring, especially if there are going to be seven-plus goals.
It’s possible that Marchessault0, Stephenson, and Eichel all score.
