Red Wings vs. Stars Prediction
Can the Detroit Red Wings keep their improbable perfect start going tonight when they go on the road to face the Dallas Stars tonight at 8:30PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Stars are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -165 to win. The Red Wings are listed with a money line of +145 to prevail, while the over/under total is listed at 5.5 goals. Detroit has won seven of its last 10 meetings with the Stars. Tonight’s game takes place from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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The Red Wings have started the season 2-0 thanks to a 4-2 win over the Wild and a 2-1 shootout win over the Senators in Ottawa. The Wins are giving up 38.5 shots per game while posting only 30.5 per game. Mike Green is leading the Red Wings with four points while Martin Frk is the leading scorer with two goals. Jimmy Howard has a .961 save percentage through two starts.
Dallas is 0-2 to open the season, losing 2-1 at home to Vegas and 4-2 to the Blues in St. Louis. The Stars are amassing 43 shots on goal per game and allowing just 25.5 per contest. The play in net hasn’t been good as Kari Lehtonen has just a .813 save percentage. Ben Bishop hasn’t allowed a goal in 43 minutes in net, but he is questionable to play tonight due to an eye injury. John Klingberg and Devin Shore are the lone players with two points for Dallas.
Detroit has had a promising start while Dallas is surprisingly winless. However, there are key stats that show that both teams are due to turn in the other direction soon. Dallas is dominating the attack, averaging nearly 20 more shots per game. Eventually that sort of discrepancy is going to pay off. Detroit is the opposite, as it has managed to win despite allowing nearly 10 more shots per game. The Wings are getting goal tending right now, but they can’t keep winning by allowing more shots.
NHL DAILY PREDICTION: DALLAS STARS -165