Bridgestone Arena will be hosting an intriguing showdown as the Dallas Stars take the ice against the Nashville Predators. Fox Sports Southwest Plus will air this Central Division matchup, and the puck drops at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 2.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators Odds
Nashville (-175) is tabbed as the solid favorite over Dallas (+155) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -110 for the over and -110 on the under.
The Predators are 31-22 straight up (SU) and have recorded 4.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through 53 regular season contests, 25 of the team’s games have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just three have pushed. The team’s 16-9 SU at home this season.
Nashville’s converted on just 13.6 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 31st overall in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.6 percent of all penalties.
Nashville, as a collective unit, has been penalized 3.7 times per game overall this season, and 5.0 per game over its last five outings. The team’s had to stave off opponent power plays for just 7.8 minutes per contest over its last five home games.
With a .915 save percentage and 24.8 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (19 wins, 17 losses, and four OT losses) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Predators this season. If head coach Peter Laviolette decides to give him the night off, however, the Preds may roll with Juuse Saros (13-9-9 record, .917 save percentage, 2.50 goals against average).
Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi will each be focal points for the Predators. Johansen (44 points) has tallied nine goals and 35 assists and has recorded multiple points 12 times this year. Josi has nine goals and 29 assists to his name and has notched at least one point in 28 contests.
On the other bench, Dallas is 26-25 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 51 regular season matches, 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just six have pushed. As the visiting team, Dallas is 9-15 SU so far.
Dallas has converted on 20.3 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked ninth overall and it’s successfully killed off 82.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Dallas’ players have been penalized 3.6 times per game this season, and 2.8 per game over their last ten games. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.1 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Ben Bishop (26.7 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Dallas. Bishop owns an 18-15-2 record, and has registered a .925 save percentage and 2.25 goals against average this year.
Tyler Seguin (20 goals, 27 assists) will lead the attack for the visiting Stars.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The total has gone under in four of Dallas’ last five outings.
- Dallas has managed 27.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Nashville is averaging 34.6 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Nashville has allowed 2.6 goals per game overall this season, but has allowed just 1.0 per match up in its past three games (the team’s a perfect 3-0 SU during that span).
- Dallas skaters created 22.7 hits per game last season, while the Preds forced 21.0 hits per contest.
