The Dallas Stars are pegged by oddsmakers to beat the Colorado Avalanche when they play on Tuesday at 9:30 PM ET, with the Stars at -126 on the moneyline, and the visiting Avalanche at +106.
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Moneyline
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Stars to win vs Avalanche -126
Stars vs. Avalanche Game Info & Betting Lines
- Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN, TVAS, SportsNet, and SN360
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Venue: American Airlines Center
- Favorite: Stars (-126)
- Underdog: Avalanche (+106)
- Over/under: 6.5
Stars vs. Avalanche Quick Facts
- Dallas and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 43 of 89 games this season.
- Colorado’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 52 of 87 chances this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 7.3, is 0.8 more than Tuesday’s over/under.
- The 5.9 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.6 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Stars vs. Avalanche Season Stat Insights
- The Stars’ 294 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the NHL.
- The Stars are ranked eighth in NHL play for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 232 total goals (2.8 per game).
- The squad has the league’s third-best goal differential at +62 this season.
- The Avalanche have scored a league-leading 302 goals (3.7 per game).
- The Avalanche’s 252 total goals conceded (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the NHL.
- They have a +50 goal differential, which is eighth-best in the league.
Stars vs. Avalanche Moneyline Insights
- Dallas has won 52 of the 79 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- In 66 games with shorter than -126 moneyline odds this season, the Stars have won 45.
- The moneyline odds say Dallas has a 55.8% chance of winning this game.
- In 14 games as the moneyline underdog, Colorado has achieved the upset five times.
- Colorado has eight games this season playing as the underdog by +106 or longer, and is 3-5 in those contests.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Avalanche have a 48.5% chance to win.
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Stars vs. Avalanche Leaders
Stars Leaders
- Jason Robertson has been imperative to Dallas’ offense this season, registering 80 points in 82 games.
- Joe Pavelski has 27 goals and 40 assists for Dallas to compile 67 total points (0.8 per game).
- Matt Duchene has contributed 65 points for Dallas in 80 games this season, netting a goal on 14.5% of his shots and recording 25 goals and 40 assists.
- As Dallas’ top goalie, Jake Oettinger has recorded 35 wins and 14 losses this season while giving up 140 goals with 1336 saves.
Avalanche Leaders
- Nathan MacKinnon has totaled 140 points (1.7 per game) for Colorado, with 51 goals and 89 assists in 82 games (playing 22:48 per game).
- Mikko Rantanen is a key piece of the offense for Colorado with 104 total points this season. He has scored 42 goals and added 62 assists in 80 games.
- Cale Makar has 90 points so far, including 21 goals and 69 assists.
- Alexandar Georgiev is 38-18-5 this season, compiling 1587 saves and allowing 183 goals (3.0 goals against average) with an .897 save percentage (48th in the league).
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