What a crazy week in the NHL. Sure, the games have been fine. But the trade activity ahead of the deadline did not disappoint. There are several stars in new sweaters as teams push all their chips in the middle down the stretch. Thursday brings an absolutely jam packed 10-game slate with a lot of eyeballs on new look teams showing off their shiny new toys. This will be a fantastic night of hockey for fans and a great bridge to the last day of the work week. If you’re looking to combine a few plays that have value, check out this NHL mega parlay that has +1117 odds with DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
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Dallas Stars win and game total under 6.5 (+150)
This is a good get right spot for the Stars. They are atop the Central division, but barely. They are staving off the Wild by 3 point, the Avalanche by 4 points, and the Jets by 5 points. The Stars have 2 win in their last 8 games which includes a loss to this Blackhawks team. Dallas is not likely to miss the playoffs. But they don't want to get into bad habits and bad form at this point in the season. Especially if they want a good seeding, the Stars have to beat bad teams like the Blackhawks. Chicago is now a glorified AHL team after selling Patrick Kane among other players in an already shallow lineup. Dallas has been a very good team all season and will use this game to get back on track.
Similar to last season, the Stars have been successful by way of goal prevention. Their goal scoring was hot to start the season, but has sunk to around league average at 14th in goals scored per game. Prior to Wednesday’s game, the Stars had scored an average of 2.33 goals per game over their last 12. Even if they get up to their season average of 3.20 goals scored in this one, the under still has a good look considering their goal prevention. Dallas allows the 3rd least goals per game in the NHL while the Blackhawks score the least goals per game in the league. That matchup bodes well for a low total. Recent results and pure matchup favor the under.