Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and the Vancouver Canucks are set to face off against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center for a Western Conference tilt. Sportsnet will broadcast the matchup, and the puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 17.
Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars Odds
Dallas (-215) is currently favored over Vancouver (+180), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -120 under, +100 over.
Producing -0.6 units for moneyline bettors, Dallas is 37-34 straight up (SU) overall in the 2018-19 season. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Central Division so far this season, is right in line with what the team produced during the 2017-18 season (42-40). Out of the team’s 71 regular season outings, 42 of them have gone under the total, while 20 have gone over and just nine have pushed. The team’s 21-14 SU at home this year.
The Stars have converted on 19.1 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.5 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .933 save percentage and 27.4 saves per game, Ben Bishop (24 wins, 17 losses, and two OT losses) has been the primary option in goal for Dallas this season. If the Stars choose to give him a breather, however, head coach Jim Montgomery could turn to Anton Khudobin (15-19-19 record, .925 save percentage, 2.54 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Vancouver is 29-42 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. A total of 38 of its matches have gone under the total, while 29 have gone over and just four have pushed. The Canucks are 13-24 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Canucks have converted on just 15.0 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s ranked 27th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 15th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.8 percent of all penalties.
Jacob Markstrom (2.73 goals against average and .913 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Vancouver. Markstrom is averaging 28.7 saves per game and owns a 25-29-9 record.
Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Stars, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Two of the Canucks’ last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 0-2 in those games and 3-5 overall in shootouts this season.
- The under has hit in four of Dallas’ last five outings.
- Over Vancouver’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- Vancouver skaters recorded 21.3 hits per game last season, while the Stars accounted for 22.7 hits per matchup.
