Stars vs Panthers Prediction
The Dallas Stars will play the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Dallas has alternated wins and losses over their last five games, while Florida has alternated in their last five. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Stars vs Panthers prediction.
Stars Preview
The Dallas Stars are 14-6-3 this year after they lost to Tampa Bay by a score of 4-0 in their last game. Dallas allowed two goals in the first period and two goals in the third period for the shutout loss. The Stars out shot Tampa Bay by a total of 25-23 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. Dallas did defeat Tampa Bay by a score of 8-1 on Saturday, but lost to Calgary in the game prior to that. The Stars are scoring 3.39 goals per game and they are allowing 2.83 goals against per game, while going 22.1% on the power play and 88.8% on the penalty kill. Joe Pavelski has led the Stars with 11 goals, 13 assists, and 54 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Dallas is Jake Oettinger, who is 10-5-2 this year with a 2.53 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.
Panthers Preview
The Florida Panthers are 14-8-2 this season after they lost to the Islanders by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Florida tied the game at one in the first period, but they allowed New York to score three of the next four goals to pull away. The Panthers out shot New York by a total of 45-27 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. Florida defeated Montreal by a score of 5-1 in the previous game, but lost to Toronto in the game before that. The Panthers are scoring 3.00 goals per game and they are allowing 2.54 goals against per game, while going 17.5% on the power play and 81.7% on the penalty kill. Sam Reinhart has led Florida with 16 goals, 13 assists, and 60 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Florida is Sergei Bobrovsky, who is 11-6-1 this year with a 2.41 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.
Stars vs Panthers Betting Prediction
Both of these teams have had some trouble stringing wins together recently, but both have very solid records to start the season. Dallas is 8-2-2 on the road, but they have lost their last two road games, while Florida is 7-4 at home. These two teams have done a good job in the offensive zone, but they have built their success in the defensive end. Both teams are allowing 2.83 goals against per game or fewer this season and I think we are in for a defensive battle here. Take the under in this one.
