Dallas Stars (31-16-13) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (21-34-5)
March 2, 2023 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Blackhawks +185 / Dallas Stars -238; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks meet Thursday in NHL action at the United Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Dallas Stars Betting Preview
The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 35 goals, Joe Pavelski has 37 assists and Miro Heiskanen has 157 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 101 goal on 1,311 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 48 goals on 551 shots.
The Chicago Blackhawks Betting Preview
The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 18 percent of their power play opportunities. Max Domi leads Chicago with 18 goals, Seth Jones has 21 assists and Andreas Athanasiou has 118 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 76.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 102 goals on 927 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 48 goals on 453 shots.
Stars vs Blackhawks Trends
The Stars are 8-1 in their last 9 Thursday games and 1-6 in their last 7 overall. The Blackhawks are 7-3 in their last 10 home games and 17-37 in their last 54 overall. The under is 20-5-1 in Stars last 26 overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Blackhawks last 8 overall. The Stars are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Dallas Stars aren’t playing well at the moment, and them being on the end of a back to back doesn’t help. However, the Chicago Blackhawks aren’t good, and now they’re starting to sell off players, which means tank mode is active. If the Stars can’t win this game, something is wrong. I’ll lay the PL to shave the price.
