Penguins at Stars NHL Betting Odds: Playoffs Right Around the Corner
Cross-Conference Clash on Friday Night
Penguins at Stars NHL Betting Odds
The Dallas Stars continue their push towards the Hockey Playoffs, while the Pittsburgh Penguins are trending down, reflecting on a season that hasn’t gone well for the Black and Yellow. Let’s take a quick glance and breakdown some key factors for this cross-conference clash between the Penguins at Stars NHL Betting Odds matchup preview for Thursday night down in Dallas.
Penguins (35-26-8, 78 points) at Stars (43-20-8, 92 points) 
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Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Sad Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are on their way to missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight season and just the third time in captain Sidney Crosby’s career. Many Black & Yellow faithful in the Steel City are wondering, what will happen moving forward after trading assets and draft picks away to get defenseman Erik Karlsson from the San Jose Sharks this year.
As they head on the road Friday night to take on the Dallas Stars, they skate in losing nine of their last twelve games overall, with a six-game losing streak on the road. Furthermore, the Pens have lost four of the last five head-to-head meetings with Dallas, who are looking to secure a Central Division title in the next couple of weeks.
Stars Shining Bright
The Dallas Stars are right in the middle of a tight race for the Central Division title and home-ice in the First Round of the Stanley Cup Hockey Playoffs. Currently sitting in a three-way tie for points at press time, the Stars trail both the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche in Regulation Wins, eight behind the Jets and six behind the Avs.
Dallas has won seven of their last nine games overall, the latest of which being a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Dallas gave up the first goal of the game for the first time in four games, before rattling off five goals in the second and third periods.
Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 23 saves on 25 shots faced for his 26th victory on the season, and he is projected to start in goal for this contest.
Penguins at Stars Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Dallas Stars NHL Odds betting odds to win as large favorites against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night priced in the range around -170 to -190. Pittsburgh has lost nine of their last twelve games overall, with a six-game losing streak on the road. Dallas has won seven of their last nine games overall, but have lost six of their last seven contests against Eastern Conference opponents. Head-to-head, the Pens have lost four of the last five meetings with Dallas.
Concluding the Penguins at Stars NHL Betting Odds Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -120. Dallas has gone Over the total in 14 of their last 20 games overall, while Pittsburgh has gone Over in four of their last five contests. Head-to-head, the Under has cashed in six straight meetings and eight of the last nine showdowns in Dallas. Make Sure to check out all the updated Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars NHL Scores, team stats, recent news and more, right here at Point Spreads.
