The Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars meet Saturday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center. The Detroit Red Wings have split their last 8 games. The Dallas Stars have split their last 8 games.
The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 21.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Dominik Kubalik leads Detroit with 10 goals, Fillip Hronek has 18 assists and Dylan Larkin has 87 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 79.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 45 goals on 536 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 35 goals on 292 shots.
The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.8 goals per game and are scoring on 25.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 23 goals, Roppe Hintz has 21 assists and Joe Pavelski has 72 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 83.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 45 goal on 530 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 29 goals on 314 shots.
The Red Wings are 30-83 in their last 113 road games and 4-10 in their last 14 Saturday games. The Stars are 7-2 in their last 9 Saturday games and 2-5 in their last 7 games following a win. The under is 4-0 in Red Wings last 4 overall. The over is 12-5-2 in Stars last 19 overall. The Red Wings are 0-9 in the last 9 meetings in Dallas and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. The home team is 11-3 in the last 14 meetings. The favorite is 23-8 in the last 31 meetings.
The Dallas Stars are going to get the benefit of the doubt at home, where they play their best hockey. The Detroit Red Wings also haven’t proven they can win in spots like this, and they’ve had issues on the road dating back to last season. Still, both of these teams have run hot and cold for much of the season and these prices are just insane to be honest. While the Stars should be favored, I’m not sure about nearly -200. Give me the Red Wings if forced to pick.