Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron, and the St. Louis Blues will do battle against Tyler Seguin, Miro Heiskanen, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center for a divisional matchup. Fox Sports Southwest Plus will showcase the game, and the puck drops at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, February 21.
St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars Odds
Dallas is 35-25 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 5.7 units this season. That winning percentage, ranked fifth in the NHL in this young season, is an improvement over the 43-39 record from last year’s regular season campaign. 36 of the team’s 60 matches have gone under the total, while 21 have gone over and just three have pushed. The team is 18-11 SU at home this season.
The Stars have converted on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.5 percent of all penalties.
With a .925 save percentage and 27.6 saves per game, Ben Bishop (23 wins, 17 losses, and four OT losses) has been the principal option in goal for the Stars this season. If head coach Rick Bowness chooses to rest him, however, Dallas may go with Anton Khudobin (14-10-10 record, .927 save percentage, 2.33 goals against average).
St. Louis has lost 1.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 34-27 straight up (SU). A total of 30 of its outings have gone over the total, while 28 have gone under the total and just two have pushed. As an away team, the Blues are 14-16 SU.
The Blues have scored on 23.9 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that places it in the top-five among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 15th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all penalties.
Jordan Binnington (2.60 goals against average and .911 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis. Binnington is averaging 26.1 saves per game and has 26 wins, 18 losses, and seven OT losses to his credit.
St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
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Power plays and penalty kills could prove to be key in this game. The Blues are 14-7 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 27-18 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes. The Stars are 12-8 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 20-18 when total penalty minutes are in the single digits.
St. Louis is 1-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Dallas is 2-2 in shootouts.
The under has hit in three of St. Louis’ last five outings.
One of the best at stickhandling and crisp passes, St. Louis is ranked third this season with just 7.7 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended lower lately, however, as it’s averaged 6.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.8 giveaways over its last five.
Dallas is ranked 27th this season with 12.1 giveaways per game. That figure has improved recently, however, as the team’s averaged 9.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 9.2 giveaways over its last five.