The Dallas Stars (28-15-1) welcome the surging Detroit Red Wings (21-19-4) to the American Airlines Center on Sunday night, with both teams completing challenging back-to-back games.
The Red Wings enter the contest riding an impressive streak, having won eight of their last nine games, while pushing themselves within three points of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot.
Dallas, currently holding the third playoff position in the Central Division, looks to bounce back after dropping two of their last three games, including a 3-1 loss to Montreal.
The matchup presents an intriguing contrast in strengths, with Dallas boasting the league's fourth-best goals-against average (2.4) facing Detroit's second-ranked power play unit (28.1%).
Both teams will need to overcome significant absences, as the Stars will be without Mason Marchment and Tyler Seguin, while the Red Wings must compensate for the losses of Tyler Mote and Jeff Petry.
The Stars' Jake Oettinger has been particularly impressive lately, allowing just one goal in each of his last three starts, setting the stage for what promises to be an compelling battle between two teams with playoff aspirations.
Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings: who will win?
For tonight's Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings matchup, our predictive model gives the Stars a 60% chance of defeating the Wings.
Dallas Stars: 60% win probability
- Superior goal differential (+30 compared to Detroit's -16)
- Better overall record (28 wins vs 21 wins in similar games played)
- Higher points total (57 points vs 46 points)
Detroit Red Wings: 40% win probability
- Struggling defense (146 goals against compared to Stars' 114)
- Lower winning percentage (21 wins in 45 games vs Stars' 28 in 45)
- Poor goal production (130 goals scored vs Stars' 144)
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Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings odds
| Dallas Stars | Detroit Red Wings | |
|---|---|---|
| moneyline | -240 (via Caesars Sportsbook) | +200 (via DraftKings Sportsbook) |
Key stats
- 1The Dallas Stars have won 28 out of 45 matches this season.
- 2The Detroit Red Wings have won 21 out of 45 matches this season.
- 3With 57 points, the Dallas Stars holds the 5th position in the league standings.
- 4Detroit Red Wings's 46 points place them 13th in the rankings.
Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings form
Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings head to head
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6 : 3
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1 : 6
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3 : 2
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4 : 5
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Nov 17, 2021
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5 : 2
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