The Florida Panthers, fueled by Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau, are preparing to take the ice against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in an East-West matchup. The action gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 19, and it is being televised live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Florida Panthers vs. Dallas Stars Odds
With a moneyline of -155, Dallas enters the contest as the obvious favorite. The line for Florida sits at +135, and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-120 for the under, +100 for the over).
Dallas is 37-35 straight up (SU) and has recorded -3.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Central Division in this young season, is right in line with the 42-40 record the team posted during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 72 regular season outings, 43 of its games have gone under the total, while 20 have gone over and just nine have pushed. The team is 21-15 SU at home this year.
The Stars have converted on 18.9 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated fifth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.7 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 27.4 saves per game with a .933 save percentage, Ben Bishop (24-17-2) has been the principal option in goal for Dallas this year. If Dallas decides to rest him, however, the team might turn to Anton Khudobin (15-20-20 record, .925 save percentage, 2.51 goals against average).
Florida has lost 14.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 32-40 straight up (SU). A total of 39 of its outings have gone over the total, while 26 have gone under the total and just seven have pushed. The Panthers are 14-22 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Panthers currently have the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve found the net on 26.8 percent of their extra-man advantages in 2018-19. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 17th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
Roberto Luongo (3.16 goals against average and .897 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Florida. Luongo is averaging 24.7 saves per game and owns a 15-22-5 record.
Florida Panthers vs. Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Stars, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Dallas’ last ten outings, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-1 in those games).
- The Panthers are 17-21 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 21-29 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, total.
- Florida (3-6 in shootouts this season) has significantly more experience in games decided by shootout. Dallas fell short in its only shootout this season.
- The total has gone under in four of Dallas’ last five games.
- Florida is ranked 31st this season with 14.8 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower, however, as the team’s averaged 13.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 13.4 giveaways over its last five.
- Dallas has averaged 18.4 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 12.6 giveaways per game (ranked 28th in the NHL).
