Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and the Carolina Hurricanes will do battle against Alexander Radulov, Tyler Seguin, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in an East-West tilt. The action gets going at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 23 and it’ll be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Dallas Stars Odds
Dallas comes into the contest as the slight favorite with a -115 moneyline. The line for Carolina sits at -105, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -130 under, +110 over.
Carolina is 32-29 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. 36 of its contests have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Hurricanes team is 16-15 SU on the road.
Carolina has converted on 17.2 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 80.7 percent of its penalties..
With a .902 save percentage and 24.0 saves per game, Petr Mrazek (14-15-3) has been the top option in goal for Carolina this year. If Carolina decides to rest him, however, head coach Rod Brind Amour might go with Curtis McElhinney (15-8-1 record, .920 save percentage, 2.35 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Dallas is 30-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. 35 of its matches have gone under the total, while 18 have gone over and just seven have pushed. It’s 19-11 SU at home this season.
The Stars have converted on just 19.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.2 percent of all penalties.
Ben Bishop has stopped 27.1 shots per game as the primary selection in the crease for the Stars. Bishop has 19 wins, 15 losses, and two OT losses to his name and has maintained a 2.30 goals against average and a .924 save percentage this year.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Dallas Stars Betting Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Five of Carolina’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-0 in those games.
- The Stars are 13-14 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Hurricanes are 14-10 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
- The total has gone under in four of Carolina’s last five games.
- Carolina skaters have averaged 10.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 11.3 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the NHL).
- Dallas is ranked 28th this season with 12.5 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed recently, as it’s averaged 13.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 15.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Carolina skaters have accounted for the league’s sixth-most hits per game (25.3), but the team’s averaged just 21.0 hits over their last five away games.
