Two teams that split their head-to-head series 1-1 a year ago, the Dallas Stars and the Detroit Red Wings meet at Little Caesars Arena. This East-West matchup will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 6 and it can be watched live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings Odds
The Dallas Stars were 43-39 straight up (SU) last season, while the Detroit Red Wings finished just 32-50.
The visiting Stars scored 2.58 goals per game on offense (30.8 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.44 goals per contest. Opposing teams attempted 32.0 shots per game on the Stars last year.
Fueled by 29.2 offensive shot attempts per matchup, the Red Wings recorded 2.77 goals/game. They allowed 33.7 shots and 3.38 goals per game on defense.
Regarding the power play last season, the Stars outperformed the Red Wings on both offense and defense. They scored on an impressive 21.2% of their man-advantages and killed off 84.4% of the power plays faced by their defense. On the other hand, the Red Wings found the net on 18.1% of their power play chances during the 2018-19 season. They managed to kill off 77.0% of all opponent power plays.
Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings Betting Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Red Wings, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Dallas was 1-2 in games decided by a shootout last season. Detroit was 3-5 in shootouts.
- Detroit’s skaters registered 5.8 takeaways per game and allowed 12.5 giveaways per game.
- Stars skaters forced 7.1 takeaways per game while giving the puck away 12.4 times per game in 2018-19
