Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, and the Dallas Stars will face off against Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, and the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in a Central Division showdown. The match will get underway at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 24 and it can be caught live on Fox Sports Southwest Plus.
Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche Odds
Colorado is 12-10 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. That early-season winning percentage hasn’t moved much from the 43-39 record the team produced during last year’s regular season campaign. Through 22 regular season matches, 11 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and none have pushed. This year, the team’s 4-4 SU at home.
The Avalanche come into the matchup with the second-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as they have converted on 32.0 percent of their extra-man advantages this year. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 80.0 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .925 save percentage and 29.1 saves per game, Semyon Varlamov (seven wins, seven losses, and two OT losses) has been the primary option in goal for Colorado this year. If the Avs decide to rest him, however, head coach Jared Bednar might roll with Philipp Grubauer (5-3-3 record, .907 save percentage, 3.07 goals against average).
Dallas has lost 1.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 12-11 straight up (SU). A total of 11 of its contests have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just three have pushed. As the road team, the Stars are 4-7 SU so far.
The Stars have converted on 18.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 14th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ben Bishop (.923 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Dallas. Bishop is averaging 27.0 saves per game and owns an 8-7-1 record.
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Six of Colorado’s last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals, and the team is 4-2 overall in those games.
Power-play chances may play a critical role in the outcome of this game. The Stars are 6-4 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-8 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Avalanche are 5-2 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 7-4 in games where their penalty minutes are in the single digits.
For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in three of their past five matchups.
Dallas skaters have averaged 8.2 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 10.6 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the NHL).
Colorado skaters have averaged 7.0 giveaways over its last five home games, right in line with its season average of 6.8 giveaways per game (the 3rd-fewest in the league).
Dallas skaters have given out the league’s 12th-most hits per game (22.8).
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