Carolina Hurricanes vs Dallas Stars NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/30/21
2021-01-30 19:00:00 EDT
The Dallas Stars and Carolina Hurricanes meet Saturday in NHL action at the PNC Arena.
The Dallas Stars look for another win to build on their 4-0 record. The Dallas Stars are averaging 4.8 goals per game and are scoring on 52.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Joe Pavelski leads Dallas with four goals, John Klingberg has five assists and Denis Gurianov has 15 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 1.5 goals per game and are killing 89.5 percent of their opponents power plays. Anton Khudobin has allowed three goals on 72 shots faced and Jake Oettinger has allowed three goals on 23 shots.
The Carolina Hurricanes look for another victory to build on their 3-1 record. The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with three goals, Dougie Hamilton has three assists and Vincent Trocheck has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing two goals per game and are killing 88.9 percent of their opponents power plays. Petr Mrazek has allowed three goals on 66 shots faced and James Reimer has allowed two goals on 33 shots.
The Stars are 9-3 in their last 12 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Hurricanes are 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 11-4 in their last 15 Saturday games. The under is 3-1-1 in Stars last 5 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Hurricanes last 5 overall. The Stars are 8-3 in the last 11 meetings. The favorite is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Carolina.
The Carolina Hurricanes are off to a solid start this season through four games and they’re a talented squad that has expectations this season. However, the Dallas Stars are firing on all cylinders up to this point and aren’t a team you should be looking to bet against, especially when getting plus money. The Stars have also won eight of the last 11 meetings against the Canes. Give me the Stars.
