Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Preview
Planning on watching today’s Blues and Stars game? Catch the action at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, as the Stars hosts this showdown at 9:30 ET on TNT.
The over/under for this matchup is currently set at 6 goals and the Stars are the -1.5 favorite to win at home vs. the Blues. Check out BetCoco for Dallas Stars – St. Louis Blues odds
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last three times that the Blues have faced off vs. the Stars as the underdog, they have gone 2-1. Across the last three head to head matchups between the Blues and Stars, the teams have averaged 4 goals per game with an over/under record of 1-2. The last three times they have faced off with the Stars as the home team, the OU record is 2-1.
- Through their last five road games, St. Louis has an puck line record of just 2-3. However, their overall record was 3-2 while averaging 4 goals per game.
- Through their last ten home contests, the Stars offense has averaged 3 goals per game while allowing an average of 2. Dallas posted an overall record of 7-3 while going 5-5 ATS.
- Through their last three games as the underdog, the Stars have an puck line record of 2-1 and a straight up mark of 2-1.
- In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Blues have a straight up record of 7-3 and an puck line mark of 6-4.
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Prediction
On the season, the Blues have a record of 43-32-5 and sit in 5th place in the Central Division and 9th in the Western Conference. In games against other Western Conference teams, St. Louis has gone 27-22 this year. On the road, the Blues have won 18 of their 39 games.
Over their last ten games, St. Louis has gone 5-5 and they have won three straight games when they have been the favorite. In games where they have been the underdog, the Blues have gone 31-23-4 on the year and have lost two straight games.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Blues are averaging 2.9 goals per game this season, putting them in the 25th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 24th in the league. The Blues went 15-11 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 27-19.
Goalie Jordan Binnington comes into the game having made 53 starts this season. So far, his record is 28-20 and he has a save percentage of 0.957%.
At home this season, the Stars have gone 25-11-4, and they have been favored in 70 of their 81 games. In the Western Conference, Dallas is in first place with 111 points, and they have gone 33-16 against other teams in the West.
Over their last ten games, the Stars are 8-2, and they have won two straight games as the underdog. In their last five games, Dallas has gone 3-2, and they are 51-21-9 overall this season.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Stars are averaging 3.6 goals per game this season, putting them in the 3rd spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 11th in the league. The Dallas offense is ranked 10th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 2nd in the NHL.
Entering the game, goalie Scott Wedgewood has started 28 games this season. His current record stands at 16-7, and his save percentage is 0.617%.
With a 1.5-goal advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Stars to secure a 4-3 victory.
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Betting Tips
- Take the Stars on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Blues (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Dallas Stars Injury Report
- Evgenii Dadonov – Lower Body – Out
- Jani Hakanpaa – Lower Body – Out
- Jerad Rosburg – Undisclosed – Out
St. Louis Blues Injury Report
- Torey Krug – Undisclosed – Out
- Oskar Sundqvist – Knee – Out
- Justin Faulk – Upper Body – Out
- Jake Neighbours – Upper Body – Out
