Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins 1/30/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars meet Sunday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center. The Boston Bruins look for a win after winning eight of their last 11 games. The Dallas Stars look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 25.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Boston with 21 goals, Patrice Bergeron has 21 assists and David Pastrnak has 182 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 82.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 55 goals on 657 shots faced, and Jeremy Swayman has allowed 36 goals on 440 shots.

The Dallas Stars are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 26.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Joe Pavelski leads Dallas with 19 goals, Jason Robertson has 23 assists and Roope Hintz has 117 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 76.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Braden Holtby has allowed 55 goals on 629 shots faced, and Jake Oettinger has allowed 34 goals on 377 shots.

The Bruins are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 11-4 in their last 15 overall. The Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a home underdog and 2-5 in their last 7 games as an underdog. The over is 10-4-1 in Bruins last 15 overall. The over is 5-2 in Stars last 7 home games. The Bruins are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Dallas and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

The Boston Bruins are going to be favored for obvious reasons, as they’re the most consistent team, and they’re on fire overall. However, the Dallas Stars have played some of their better hockey over the last few weeks, and they’ve won 19 of their last 26 home games. The Stars are solid on their home ice and are worthy of a look as the home dog. Give me the Stars.