Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, and the Dallas Stars will face off against Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, and the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena for an East-West showdown. Fox Sports Southwest Plus will showcase the game, and the opening face-off takes place at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 21.
Dallas Stars vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Odds
Dallas is 11-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 11 of its matches have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just two have pushed. The Stars are 4-6 SU as an away team in 2018-19.
Dallas has converted on 20.0 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, it has the ninth-best penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 82.5 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 27.0 saves per game with a .923 save percentage, Ben Bishop (8-7-1) has been the best option in goal for Dallas this season. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, head coach Jim Montgomery could roll with Anton Khudobin (3-4-1 record, .925 save percentage, 2.37 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Pittsburgh is 7-12 straight up (SU) and has already lost 13.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 19 regular season outings, eight of its games have gone over the total, while another eight have gone under and just three have pushed. It’s 3-7 SU as the home team this season.
The Penguins have converted on 24.1 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s good enough for 10th-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.0 percent of all penalties.
Matt Murray (25.3 saves per game) has been the top selection in goal for the Penguins. Murray has four wins, seven losses, and one OT loss and has registered a fairly-weak .877 save percentage and 4.08 goals against average this season.
Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Penguins, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes
Over Pittsburgh’s last ten outings, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-5 in those games).
The Penguins are 2-5 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 5-7 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, total.
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their last five matches.
Dallas has averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 10.9 giveaways per game (ranked 24th overall).
Pittsburgh has averaged 10.2 giveaways over its last five home games, right in line with its season average of 10.0 giveaways per game (ranked 18th overall).
The Pens this season have registered the most hits in the league (31.0 per game), but that average has climbed to 39.4 over their last five games as the home team.
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