Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars odds, picks and predictions
The Detroit Red Wings (14-8-4) take on the Dallas Stars (15-8-3) Monday at American Airlines Center. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Wings vs. Stars odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Wings are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators Saturday, but they have to bounce back from a scary incident in the game. C Dylan Larkin was checked in the back of the head and neck area and laid motionless on the ice for a moment. LW David Perron retaliated and was served a match penalty and will likely face a suspension. The Wings have lost 2 in a row and will have to show resilience likely without Larkin.
The Stars are coming off a 6-1 bludgeoning by the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday. They have lost 3 of 4 and slipped to 3rd place in the Central Division. C Roope Hintz missed the last game due to illness, and he’s questionable for this one. He scored his 9th and 10th goals Thursday in the last game he played.
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Red Wings at Stars odds
BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:18 a.m. ET.
Red Wings at Stars projected goalies
Ville Husso (8-4-2, 3.65 GAA, .886 SV%) vs. Jake Oettinger (10-7-2, 2.84 GAA, .905 SV%, 1 SO)
Husso has allowed 10 goals in his last 2 starts, stopping 56 of 66 shots fired his way. He’s a dependable goalie that is better than his numbers suggest, but he’s in a rut. He has allowed at least 2 goals in every start this season and 3 or more in 12 of 14. Husso was 0-1-1 and allowed 6 goals on 38 shots in his 2 starts against Dallas last year.
“Otter” is in a rut, too, and he has allowed 15 goals in his last 3 starts. He served up 5 to the Florida Panthers Thursday and 6 to VGK Saturday. Oettinger is strangely more susceptible at home with a 4-4-1/3.33/.881 split vs. a 6-3-1/2.41/.923 split on the road. He was 2-0-0 with a 1.72 GAA and .923 SV% in 2 starts against Detroit last year.
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Red Wings at Stars picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 5, Red Wings 3
The Stars have won the last 5 meetings with Detroit, and there’s no reason to believe they won’t take this one. The Wings haven’t won in Dallas since the 2015-16 season, and the Larkin injury could have a lingering blur over the club.
That said, you can’t take -210 for Dallas, especially when we don’t know the status of Hintz.
Instead, I like PATRICK KANE OVER 2.5 SHOTS (-155). I look for him to step up in his 3rd game with his club and potentially light the lamp. He has 3+ shots in each of his 1st 2 games.
The Stars have beaten the Wings in 8 of 10, and half of those were by multiple goals. Dallas is just 9-14 on the puck line this year, but I really feel this is a spot they can catch Detroit flatfooted. They’ve hit the puck line in 2 of the last 4.
I’ll take a chance on STARS -1.5 (+115).
Over, Over, Over. It has cashed in 5 of the last 7 meetings. The Wings are 13-9-1 O/U, and Dallas is 12-11-0. We touched on how much each goalie is struggling. You can wait until puck drop to get a better line live, but I’ll take the OVER 6.5 (-110).
