Dallas Stars Favored to Clip the Red Wings Once Again
The Dallas vs Detroit Matchup Odds Have Dallas Favored Once Again
Plenty of Key Players For Dallas and Detroit Dealing With Injuries
The Dallas Stars have dominated the series against Detroit in recent years. The Dallas vs Detroit matchup odds have visiting Dallas favored as the teams meet for the second time this NHL season.
The Stars have won six straight and nine of the last 10 games against Detroit. Three of those wins have come in Detroit.
Dallas, which is priced at -140 by the NHL betting lines to win, has been favored in each of its last 20 meetings with Detroit. The Red Wings have +120 odds to end their losing ways against Dallas.
When looking at the NHL playoff standings, Detroit has gone 7-2-1 over the last 10 games to move into playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Dallas is in third place in the Central Division standings.
Dallas is sixth at +1100 in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup. Detroit is well back at +9000 in the championship odds.
Stars vs Red Wings 
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Records: Stars 27-13-6/Red Wings 24-17-5
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Streaming: Watch Live Sports
Dallas Stars Making Themselves Right At Home
Dallas is one of the best road teams in the NHL season with a 13-5-4 record away from home.
The Stars have thrived in low-scoring road games as the 2.55 goals-against average away from home is fifth in the NHL. No NHL team has been tougher on opposing power plays on the road than the Stars as they have killed off nearly 90% of the opposing power plays.
Dallas will look to follow that script after holding the Red Wings to one goal in two of its previous three trips to Detroit. Keep that in mind when it comes to the Dallas vs Detroit matchup odds.
The NHL odds total has gone over in 13 of the last 20 games for Dallas.
January Agreeing With the Red Wings
Detroit lost five of the first seven hockey games after captain Dylan Larkin returned from an NHL injury.
It has been a different story since the calendar flipped from 2023 to 2024.
Detroit is 7-1-1 in January. Larkin has points in eight straight games with five goals (including the game-winning goal in overtime against Florida) and five assists during that stretch.
When it comes to the NHL game schedule, Detroit began a six-game homestand with a win over Tampa Bay.
The total has gone under in six of Detroit’s last seven games.
Last Meeting
Dallas scored four goals in a row after Daniel Sprong gave the visiting Red Wings the early one-goal lead. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen had two goals and an assist in a 6-3 win.
It was the fourth time in the last five games that a matchup between the Stars and Red Wings finished over the total.
Detroit was without both Larkin and fellow veteran forward David Perron in that matchup as Dallas scored twice on the power play and won 10 more faceoffs than the Red Wings in the victory.
The winning team has scored at least five goals in six of the last eight games. That is something to consider when looking at the Dallas vs Detroit matchup odds.
Stars vs Red Wings Betting Preview
Games against Central Division teams have not gone well recently for the Red Wings as Detroit has lost 13 of the last 20 against Central Division foes.
The total has gone over in five of Detroit’s last seven games as well as in 10 of the last 12 meetings with teams from the Western Conference.
Some key NHL players are dealing with injuries heading into the game.
Goalie Jake Oettinger, who allowed five goals in a loss to Philadelphia in his last game, is questionable for the Stars as are forwards Craig Smith and Mason Marchment.
For Detroit, Patrick Kane (16 points in 19 games) is questionable. Jake Walman and Ben Chariot, who are second and third among Detroit defensemen in time on ice, are also questionable.
The total has gone under in five of the last seven games Dallas has played on the road. The total is currently at 6.5 for this matchup. Only one of Detroit’s last seven games had at least seven combined goals scored while four of the last five contests for Dallas had six goals or less scored.
Dallas has dominated this series recently, but it might be a smart move to go with Detroit to at least cover as a home underdog. Detroit has won its last two games when listed as the underdog at home. Dallas has won three of the last four when favored on the road, however.
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