Two teams that split their head-to-head series 1-1 last year, the Dallas Stars and the Philadelphia Flyers collide at the Wells Fargo Center. The action gets started at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 10, and you can watch this East-West matchup live on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers Odds
Philadelphia (+100) is playing the role of underdog to Dallas (-120) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. If bettors want to play this game’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -105 money on the over and -115 on the under.
Dallas is 23-21 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.1 units this season. 24 of its outings have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just five have pushed. This 2018-19 Stars team is 9-14 SU on the road.
Dallas has converted on 22.1 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for ninth-best in the league. Its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.8 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, Dallas has been penalized 3.8 times per game this season, 3.4 per game over its past five matchups total, and 4.0 per game over its last five games as the visiting team. The team has been forced to kill penalties just 8.1 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .923 save percentage and 27.2 saves per game, Ben Bishop (15-13-2) has been the primary option in goal for Dallas this year. If head coach Jim Montgomery decides to rest him, however, Dallas might turn to Anton Khudobin (9-10-2 record, .924 save percentage, 2.52 goals against average).
Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov will both be relied on to produce for the visiting Stars. Seguin has 42 points on 17 goals and 25 assists, and has recorded multiple points 10 times. Radulov has 14 goals and 25 assists to his name, and has registered at least one point in 22 games.
Philadelphia is 15-28 straight up (SU) and has lost 16.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. 23 of its matches have gone over the total, while 20 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 7-13 SU at home this year.
Philadelphia has converted on just 13.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 30th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Flyers have been penalized 4.0 times per game this season, and 3.3 per game over their past ten match ups. The team’s been forced to kill penalties 8.5 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Brian Elliott has denied 25.0 shots per game as the primary netminder in goal for Philadelphia. Elliott has seven wins and seven losses to his name and has recorded a .911 save percentage and 2.59 goals against average this season.
Claude Giroux (14 goals, 33 assists) will lead the offensive counter for the Flyers.
Dallas Stars vs. Philadelphia Flyers Free Picks
Free Pick: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Philadelphia’s last five outings.
- The Flyers are 6-9 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 9-14 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Philadelphia has created 4.4 takeaways per game over its last five home games, a drop-off from its season average of 5.3 takeaways per game (ranked 30th overall).
- Dallas is ranked 24th in the league this season with 6.7 takeaways per game. That figure has trended down, however, as it has created 4.9 takeaways over its last 10 games and 4.6 takeaways over its last five.
- Dallas may hold the upper hand if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 10-8 in games decided by one goal, while Philadelphia is 6-11 in such games.
