Alexander Radulov, Tyler Seguin, and the Dallas Stars are set to face off against Nikita Gusev, Kyle Palmieri, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in an East-West showdown. Fox Sports Southwest Plus will showcase the game, and the action gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 1.
Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils Odds
Dallas (-155) is currently the favorite over New Jersey (+135), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -120 for the under and +100 for the over.
Dallas is 28-22 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.5 units this season. Through 50 regular season contests, 31 of its games have gone under the total, while 17 have gone over and just two have pushed. The Stars are 12-12 SU as an away team in 2019-20.
Dallas has converted on 18.8 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked third overall, and it has successfully killed off 83.6 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 26.9 saves per game with a .925 save percentage, Ben Bishop (19-15-3) has been the top option in goal for Dallas this year. If head coach Rick Bowness decides to rest him, however, Dallas could roll with Anton Khudobin (11-9-1 record, .927 save percentage, 2.30 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, New Jersey is 18-32 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 50 regular season contests, 28 of its games have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 7-17 SU at home this year.
The Devils have converted on just 15.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 27th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
MacKenzie Blackwood has stopped 26.4 shots per game as the top option in the crease for the Devils. Blackwood has 15 wins, 22 losses, and seven overtime losses to his name and has recorded a mediocre 3.00 goals against average and a poor .904 save percentage this year.
Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Stars, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- A majority (57.1 percent) of Dallas’ wins have come by two or more goals, and the team is 16-12 overall in such games. 8 of New Jersey’s wins (44.4 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
- The Devils are 8-13 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 10-17 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Two of New Jersey’s last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 3-5 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these teams, the total has gone over in four of their last five outings.
- Dallas is ranked 30th this season with 12.7 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower lately, however, as it’s averaged 11.1 giveaways over its last 10 games and 11.8 giveaways over its last five.
- New Jersey has averaged 10.2 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.3 giveaways per game (ranked 13th overall).
