The Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars hit the ice at Bridgestone Arena for the season opener on Thursday, October 10 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+.
As teams hit the ice for the start of the NHL season, here’s everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s action.
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Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 1:51 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Predators (-116)
- Underdog: Stars (-104)
- Over/under: 6
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Predators stats and trends
- The Predators put together a 27-17 record when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- Nashville had a 23-14 record (winning 62.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -116 or shorter.
- The Predators have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.7% in this game.
- Nashville and its opponent posted more than 6 goals in 52 of 88 games last season.
- The Predators’ 266 total goals (3.2 per game) made them the 10th-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
- The Predators were 13th in goals against, giving up 248 total goals (3.0 per game) in NHL action.
- The 58 power-play goals the Predators recorded last season (on 269 power-play chances) were the ninth-most in the NHL.
Stars stats and trends
- Last season the Stars had nine wins in the 17 games in which they were an underdog.
- Dallas won seven of its 15 games last season when an underdog by -104 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Stars, implied from the moneyline, is 51.0%.
- Dallas and its opponent combined to score more than 6 goals in 56 of 101 games last season.
- With 294 goals (3.6 per game) last season, the Stars had the NHL’s third-best offense.
- The Stars’ total of 232 goals allowed (2.8 per game) was eighth in the league.
- The Stars had 58 power-play goals (on 240 chances), ninth in the NHL.