Go With the Stars To Shine In a Return To Home Ice
The Islanders vs Stars Betting Odds Favor Dallas to Add to its Home Win Total
Will Dallas Have Star Forward Tyler Seguin for The Islanders’ Game?
Dallas returns home after a difficult road trip when the Stars picked up three out of a possible eight points and now the Stars welcome the struggling New York Islanders to town. When looking at the Islanders vs Stars betting odds, this is the 26th straight regular-season home game when Dallas is favored at home.
The Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in the first meeting of the season between the teams.
When looking at the NHL games tonight, Dallas has -170 odds to win the game outright with a better reward at +145 for the Stars to cover as the 1.5-goal favorite.
A quick peek at the NHL scores and odds shows that Dallas is seventh at +1100 in the odds to win the Stanley Cup while the Islanders come in at +7000 in the championship odds.
Keep on reading for more on the matchup between the Islanders and the Stars.
Islanders vs Stars 
Records: New York Islanders 23-20-14 at Dallas Stars 35-16-8
Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
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Streaming: Bally Sports Southwest, MSG SportsNet, NHL Network
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
The Edmonton Oilers used a coaching change to alter the fortunes of what was shaping up as a disappointing season. The same can’t be said for the Islanders.
Since firing Lane Lambert last month and replacing him with Patrick Roy, things have gotten worse for the Islanders.
The average goals allowed per game number has improved slightly from 3.36 to 3.33 but that is the only stat that has been positively impacted by the move.
Only the Chicago Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes have fewer regulation wins during this time than the two registered by the Islanders.
The Islanders had a .544 points percentage under Lambert and that dropped to .458 with Roy calling the shots. Keep that in mind when looking at the Islanders vs Stars betting odds.
The penalty killing went from bad (73%) to worse (65.8%) and the goals per game dropped from 2.93 to 2.83.
The total went under in four of the Islanders’ last six games against teams from the Central Division.
Dallas Is Happy to Be Home
The Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, and New York Rangers are the only teams in the NHL this season with at least 10 more wins than regulation losses at home and on the road. Dallas can join that select company with a win on Monday.
The Stars are 17-8-3 at home this season as they prepare for just their third home game in February with eight of the first 10 games in the month being played on the road. That could factor into the Islanders vs Stars betting odds.
Since a 6-3 loss to Nashville on Jan. 12, Dallas has points in its last five home games with three of those contests heading into overtime.
Matt Duchene leads the way with four goals and four assists in those five home games with defenseman Thomas Harley adding four goals, three assists, and a +5 defensive rating.
The total has gone over in 17 of the last 19 home games for the Stars.
Last Meeting
In a game when the visiting Stars were the slight favorites, Bo Horvat scored in overtime to lift the Islanders to the 3-2 win. The Islanders won despite not having a power play in the game as the Islanders defied the NHL expert picks.
It was the third time in the last four meetings that the game landed under the total.
The Islanders are looking to sweep the season series for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Islanders vs Stars Betting Preview
Four of the last five times that Dallas has welcomed the Islanders to town, the game went under the total. The total is set at 6 for this matchup.
Dallas is just 3-7 against the puck line in its last 10 home games while 17 of the last 19 home games finished over the total.
Dallas is 33-18-6 as a favorite this season and 17-7-3 as a home favorite.
The Islanders are 11-18-9 as the underdog but 5-2-2 in its last nine games as the road ‘dog.
The Islanders have just one win in the last 11 games against Western Division teams.
The Islanders will be without defensemen Robert Bortuzzo and Scott Mayfield for this game. Forward Tyler Seguin is questionable for Dallas while Evgenii Dadonov is out.
The Islanders have covered in 15 of the 27 road games while Dallas is just 8-20 against the spread on home ice.
The Stars have seen 22 of the 28 home games went over the total while 15 of the road games for Dallas also finished over the total.
Maybe a return home is just what Dallas needs to return to its winning ways.
Islanders vs Stars Game Odds
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