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Carolina Hurricanes (28-16-3) vs. Dallas Stars (29-16-1)
January 21, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Stars -130 / Carolina Hurricanes +110; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Carolina Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars meet Tuesday in NHL action from the American Airlines Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Stars vs Hurricanes Prediction.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to their 4-3 OT win over the Chicago Blackhawks last time out to improve to 28-16-3 on the year. After this game, Carolina will take on the Blue Jackets, Islanders, and Rangers.


Hurricanes Win Back-To-Back Games

Going into the game against the Blackhawks, Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes with 51 points including 16 goals and a team-high 35 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 33 points with 15 goals and 18 assists. Sebastian Aho has 44 points with 13 goals and 31 assists. Jack Roslovic has 25 points with a team-high 17 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere added 28 points with 6 goals and 23 assists. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 17-9-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .902 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 3-1 with a 1.48 GAA and a .941 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

  • The Hurricanes have won nine of their last 13 games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
  • The Stars have lost six of their last 12 games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
  • The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games.
  • The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six night games following a win.

Dallas Stars Recap

The Dallas Stars come into this game looking to build on a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings last time out to fall to 29-16-1 on the year. After this game, Dallas will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to town.

Stars Looking To Build Momentum

Matt Duchene leads the Stars with 45 points including a team-high 18 goals along with 27 assists. Mason Marchment has 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists. Jason Robertson has 42 points with 15 goals and 27 assists while Roope Hintz has 27 points with 19 goals and Jamie Benn has 30 points with 18 assists. Wyatt Johnston also has 36 points with 11 goals and 25 assists as well on the year. In goal for Dallas, Jake Oettinger is 23-10-1 with a 2.26 GAA and a .914 save percentage while Casey DeSmith is 6-6 with a 2.61 GAA and a .905 save percentage this season.

Why the Dallas Stars will win

  • The Hurricanes have lost each of their last five road games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
  • The Stars have won each of their last seven games as favorites against the Hurricanes.
  • The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five road games against Central Division opponents.
  • The Stars have covered the puck line in each of their last four games at American Airlines Center against opponents on a winning streak.

Total Goals Facts

  • Each of the Stars’ last six night games has gone UNDER the total goals line.
  • Four of the Hurricanes’ last five games against Central Division opponents have gone OVER the total goal line.

Stars vs Hurricanes Prediction

I’m looking at the Stars here. I just think that side-by-side, they’re the better team at home compared to Carolina on the road, who needed OT to get by the lowly Chicago Blackhawks. Dallas is rested and we probably get their best effort here, and rumor has it that the ‘Canes will start Frederik Andersen here, so who knows what we’ll get from him here. Give me the Stars in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Dallas -130

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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