The Dallas Stars, led by Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov, are ready to take the ice against Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena in a Western Conference tilt. Fox Sports Arizona will broadcast the action, which gets going at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9.
Dallas Stars at Arizona Coyotes Odds
Dallas (-130) is currently favored over Arizona (+110), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-125 under, +105 over).
Dallas is 28-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. 32 of its contests have gone under the total, while 16 have gone over and just six have pushed. As the road team in 2018-19, the Stars are 10-16 SU.
Dallas has converted on 21.3 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 83.9 percent of all penalties..
With a .924 save percentage and 27.1 saves per game, Ben Bishop (19-15-2) has been the top option in goal for Dallas this season. If Dallas decides to rest him, however, they could turn to Anton Khudobin (10-13-3 record, .924 save percentage, 2.42 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Arizona is 23-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 27 of its outings have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just three have pushed. This year, the team’s 9-16 SU as the home team.
The Coyotes have converted on just 16.5 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Darcy Kuemper (28.0 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for the Coyotes. Kuemper has 11 wins, 18 losses, and five OT losses and has recorded a pedestrian 2.78 goals against average and a .910 save percentage this year.
Dallas Stars vs. Arizona Coyotes Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in four of Dallas’ last five outings.
- Dallas has managed 27.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Arizona has been attempting 33.8 shots per game over its last five at home.
- The Coyotes this season have registered the 10th-most hits per game in the NHL (23.4), but the team’s averaged 34.4 over their last five games as the home team.
