Stars vs Penguins Betting Preview: Dallas Looking for Road Victory

Monday Night’s NHL action gets rolling with a cross-conference battle between the Dallas Stars and the hosting Pittsburgh Penguins. Let’s analyze this top-tier showdown with the Stars vs Penguins Betting Preview for this contest on Monday night.

Game Information

Stars Starting to Dim Slightly?

The Dallas Stars picked up a 3-2 overtime victory on Saturday afternoon at home against the Detroit Red Wings. Defenseman Nils Lundkvist scored his third goal of the season with 31 seconds left in the extra session to secure the win.

Forward Mason Marchment picked up a pair of assists, including one on the game-winning tally, while veteran winger Jamie Benn scored his eleventh goal of the year, a power-play marker that was assisted by red-hot forward Jason Robertson, who now leads the club with 42 points over 28 games played.

Goaltender Jake Oettinger played well, making 24 saves on 26 shots faced as he picked up his eleventh victory of the season. Dallas will now look to start off this five-game road trek through the east coast with a win against a Pittsburgh Penguins team that swept the Buffalo Sabres in a back-to-back, home-and-home series over the weekend. The Stars remain in second place in the Central Division of the NHL Standings 2022 heading into Monday night’s contest.

Penguins Waddling Along in Metropolitan

The Pittsburgh Penguins earned four points this weekend over the Buffalo Sabres in a rare home-and-home series on consecutive nights this past Friday and Saturday, extending their winning streak to five games.

Goaltender Tristan Jarry picked up the 4-3 overtime victory in the first contest at Buffalo on Friday, making 28 saves on 31 shots faced for his 12th win of the season, while backup Casey DeSmith stopped 37 of the Sabres’ 38 shots on goal as the Pens earned a 3-1 home win just 24 hours later.

Superstar forward Sidney Crosby picked up two goals and an assist on Saturday night, giving him 17 goals and 38 points on the season, while veteran Jeff Carter scored his fourth goal of the year in the extra frame to give Pittsburgh its first overtime victory of the season.

Stars at Penguins Betting Odds

Sportsbooks have the hosting Pittsburgh Penguins odds to win as short favorites against the visiting Dallas Stars on Monday night priced in the range around -120 to -130.

This is the 28th game this season where Pittsburgh has been favored, with the Penguins winning eight of their last eleven games in that role. For Dallas, it’s their 12th game of the season as an underdog, with the Stars losing six of of their first eleven contests when lined at plus money.

The Pens have won five of their last seven meetings against Dallas, while the home team is 19-8 in their last 27 meetings dating all the way back to 2001.

Concluding our Stars vs Penguins Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -110 to -120. Both clubs are an even 14-14 in totals on the seasons, with Dallas on a current 5-2 run to the Under in their last seven games and Pittsburgh on a 6-3 run to the Under in their last nine contests overall, including four of the last five meetings with the Stars going Under the total.

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