St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars Prediction 1/23/2026 Today’s NHL Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Dallas Stars meet Friday in NHL action from the American Airlines Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars prediction.

St. Louis Blues Recap

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to shake off a 3-1 loss at the hands of Winnipeg last time out to sit at 19-23-8 this season. After this game, St. Louis will head home for a game against the Los Angeles Kings.

Blues Drop Back-To-Back Games

Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 33 points including 22 assists while Jordan Kyrou has 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists and Justin Faulk has 23 points with 11 goals and 12 assists. Pavel Buchnevich has 25 points with 8 goals and 17 assists and Jake Neighbours has chipped in 20 points with 12 goals of his own. Jordan Binnington has gone 8-13-6 with a 3.59 GAA and an .869 save percentage in goal for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 11-10-2 with a 2.73 GAA and a .904 save percentage so far this season. 

Dallas Stars Recap

The Dallas Stars come into this game looking to rebound from a 1-0 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets to sit at 28-14-9 this season. After this game, Dallas will head on the road for the second half of this series against the Blues.

Stars Drop 4 Of Last 5

Mikko Rantanen leads the Stars in scoring with 63 points along with 19 goals and a team-high 44 assists while Jason Robertson has 58 points with a team-high 29 goals and 29 assists this season. Wyatt Johnston has 54 points with 26 goals and 28 assists and Miro Heiskanen has 39 points with 32 assists as well this season. Roope Hintz has 38 points with 14 goals and 24 assists. Jake Oettinger has gone 18-10-4 with a 2.67 GAA and a .902 save percentage in goal for Dallas while Casey DeSmith has gone 10-4-5 with a 2.39 GAA and a .913 save percentage so far this season.

St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars Betting Trends: January 23, 2026

Why the Dallas Stars will win

• The home team has won each of the Blues’ last 10 games.
• The Blues have lost each of their last 10 road games against Central Division opponents.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Blues’ last 10 games.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven road games.
• The Blues have lost the first period in each of their last four games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The Stars have lost eight of their last 10 games as favorites.
• The Blues have won five of their last seven games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
• The Blues have covered the puck line in five of their last six road games against the Stars.
• The Stars have lost the second period in each of their last five games when tied after the first period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Stars’ last five home games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Blues’ last four games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the last four games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Stars’ last 12 games against Western Conference opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in eight of the Blues’ last nine road games against Central Division opponents.

Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts

• Mikko Rantanen has scored at least one goal in five of his last six appearances against the Blues.
• Mikko Rantanen has recorded at least one assist in nine of his last 10 home appearances against the Blues.
• Wyatt Johnston ranks 1st in the league for Power Play Goals (16) this season.

St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts

• Robby Fabbri has scored nine career goals against the Stars – most against any opponent (including playoffs).

Matchup/League Facts

• The Dallas Stars rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (28.77%).
• The Dallas Stars rank 5th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.73).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 32nd in the league for goals per game this season (2.40).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (74.81%).

St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars Prediction

I’m on the under in this game. I just don’t trust either side in this game to be able to break through offensively and I don’t expect that to change here as getting to 3 goals has felt like more of a struggle more than anything else for these two teams and I think that doesn’t change here. I think this is a 3-2 kind of game so give me the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Under 5.5