Anaheim Ducks vs Dallas Stars 1/4/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Honda Center. The Dallas Stars have won 6 of their last 9 games. The Anaheim Ducks have lost 5 of their last 6 games.

The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 27.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 24 goals, Jose Pavelski has 23 assists and Mason Marchment has 94 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 61 goal on 764 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 35 goals on 388 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.3 goals per game and are scoring on 16 percent of their power play opportunities. Troy Terry leads Anaheim with 12 goals, Trevor Zegras has 18 assists and Frank Vatrano has 112 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4.1 goals per game and are killing 70.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 91 goals on 883 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 36 goals on 316 shots.

The Stars are 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The Ducks are 27-55 in their last 82 home games and 14-48 in their last 62 overall. The under is 7-3-1 in Stars last 11 overall. The under is 5-1 in Ducks last 6 overall. The Stars are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings in Anaheim and 6-0 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 39-12 in the last 51 meetings. The home team is 36-16 in the last 52 meetings.

The Dallas Stars are on the end of a back to back, but I’m not sure if it matters here. The Anaheim Ducks are just not a good hockey team on either end of the ice, and playing at home hasn’t helped them all that much. The Stars are good enough defensively to grind a game like this out. I’ll grab the PL to shave down the juice.