Tyler Seguin, John Klingberg, and the Dallas Stars will face off against Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena for an East-West tilt. This one gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 3 and it’ll be shown live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars vs. Washington Capitals Odds
With a moneyline of -145, Washington enters the matchup as the heavy favorite. The line for Dallas sits at +125, and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under). Those lines have moved after initially opening at -110 for either.
Dallas is 7-5 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.3 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 12 regular season outings, six of its games have gone under the total, while four have gone over and just two have pushed. This 2018-19 Stars team is 2-3 SU on the road.
The Stars have found the net on 25.0 percent of their power play opportunities thus far. That’s a noticeable step forward from last year, when they were ranked 19th in the NHL by scoring on 19.3 percent of their extra-man chances. Their penalty kill has also gotten stronger since last year, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 80.9 percent of all opponent power plays (ranked 13th overall last season) to 86.5 percent this year..
Averaging 27.2 saves per game with a .925 save percentage, Ben Bishop (5-4) has been the best option in goal for Dallas this year. If head coach Jim Montgomery decides to rest him, however, Dallas may roll with Anton Khudobin (2-1 record, .923 save percentage, 2.34 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Washington is 5-6 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Eight of its outings have gone over the total, while three have gone under and none have pushed. This year, the team is 3-2 SU at home.
The Capitals enter the matchup with the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve converted on 36.1 percent of their extra-man opportunities this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 24th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Braden Holtby has denied 26.2 shots per game as the top selection in the crease for the Capitals. Holtby has four wins, five losses, and two OT losses and has recorded a pedestrian 3.60 goals against average and a fairly-weak .887 save percentage this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
After winning three of their four shootouts last season, the Capitals are off to a 1-1 start in shootouts this year. The Stars were 4-3 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
For both of these teams, the game went over the total in four of their last five matchups.
Dallas has managed 26.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Washington is averaging 32.4 shots per game over its last five home outings.
Dallas skaters recorded 22.7 hits per game last season, while the Caps accounted for 24.2 hits per contest.
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