Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars odds, picks and predictions
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The Vancouver Canucks (23-17-10) and Dallas Stars (32-17-1) will tussle Friday at America Airlines Arena. The opening faceoff will be at 8 p.m. (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds around the Canucks vs. Starsodds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Dallas won 2-of-3 in 2023-24
Vancouver is capping off a 3-game road trip. In the middle game of that voyage, the Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday. The club is 2-0-0 on the trip and 3-0-0 in its last 3 games.
The Stars are also undefeated over their last 3 games (3-0-0). They are coming off a 4-3 overtime win Tuesday at the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Canucks at Stars odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:04 a.m. ET.
Moneyline: Canucks +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Stars -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
Canucks +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Stars -180 (bet $180 to win $100) Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Canucks +1.5 (-175) | Stars -1.5 (+145)
Canucks +1.5 (-175) | Stars -1.5 (+145) Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Canucks at Stars projected goalies
Thatcher Demko (4-5-3, 3.27 GAA, .877 SV%) vs. Jake Oettinger (25-11-1, 2.30 GAA, .912 SV%)
Demko started Wednesday against Nashville and allowed 1 goal on 32 shots. That effort marked a bounce-back after notching a shaky .833 SV% across his 4 previous games (Jan. 16-23).
Oettinger last played Tuesday at Vegas. He yielded 3 goals on 28 shots. The 26-year-old netminder owns a .919 SV% this month.
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Canucks at Stars picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 5, Canucks 3
PASS: Looking to the puck line for the best value on this one.
Dallas is 18-7-1 at home. The Stars are back on home ice after back-to-back road games; after 5 previous multi-game trips, they returned home with 4 wins (4-1-0).
When playing on 2-days of rest, Dallas is 6-1-0, scoring 4.14 goals per game against 2.86. The Stars are underperforming recent 5-on-5 expected-goals numbers. They own a 30.4% power play since Jan. 14 and are facing a Vancouver club that has logged more-than 15 penalty minutes per game since Jan. 16.
If Demko gets the call for the Canucks, he's been prone to some clunkers. The probability for some cushion here is worth a STARS -1.5 (+145) play.
Dallas owns some expected-goal numbers that indicate more lamps being lit in 5-on-5 play and at both ends. With the Stars' nice offensive numbers on 2-day rest and with some fade lean on Demko, BACK THE OVER 5.5 (-110).
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