Dallas Stars (8-8-5) vs Chicago Blackhawks (13-9-5)
Game Info: Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 8:30 pm (American Airlines Center)
Betting Odds: Dallas Stars -135 / Chicago Blackhawks +122 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars meet Thursday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center.
The Chicago Blackhawks look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 31.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex DeBrincat leads Chicago with 14 goals, Patrick Kane has 27 assists and Dominik Kubalik has 84 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing three goals per game and are killing 72.5 percent of their opponents power plays. Kevin Lankinen has given up 48 goals on 589 shots faced and Collin Delia has given up 10 goals on 73 shots.
The Dallas Stars need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Dallas Stars are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 25.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Joe Pavelski leads Dallas with 13 goals, John Klingberg has 12 assists and Denis Gurianov has 56 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 78.4 percent of their opponents power plays. Anton Khudobin has allowed 30 goals on 356 shots faced and Jake Oettinger has allowed 19 goals on 225 shots.
The Blackhawks are 6-2 in their last 8 road games and 19-39 in their last 58 games playing on 1 days rest. The Stars are 2-7 in their last 9 home games and 3-11 in their last 14 overall. The over is 5-1 in Blackhawks last 6 overall. The over is 2-0-2 in Stars last 4 overall. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The Chicago Blackhawks aren't the most consistent team in the world, but they continue to compete and cash enough underdog tickets to make them worth a look most nights. The Dallas Stars keep getting the benefit of the doubt with oddsmakers, but they continue to lose games and are the fifth least profitable team in the league currently. I'm not laying juice with the Stars until they can string some wins together and get out of this funk. Give me the Blackhawks and the plus money.
Randy’s Pick Chicago Blackhawks +122
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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