The Dallas Stars and Washington Capitals hit the ice in NHL play at Capital One Arena on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN+.
Dallas won in a shootout at home its last time out on October 15 against the San Jose Sharks 3-2, taking the shootout 3-1 to claim the victory.
Washington won its most recent Game 4-2 at home over the Vegas Golden Knights on October 15.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.
Dallas Stars vs. Washington Capitals odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:51 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Stars (-155)
- Underdog: Capitals (+130)
- Over/under: 6
Stars stats and trends
- The Stars were 53-31 when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -155 or shorter, Dallas had a 31-11 record (winning 73.8% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Stars a 60.8% chance to win.
- Of Dallas’ 101 games last season, 56 finished above this game’s total of 6 goals.
- The Stars scored the third-most goals in the NHL last season (294 total, 3.6 per game).
- The Stars conceded 232 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking eighth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- The 58 power-play goals the Stars scored last season (on 240 power-play chances) were the ninth-most in the NHL.
Capitals stats and trends
- The Capitals were an underdog in 66 games last season, with 26 upset wins (39.4%).
- Washington was 17-24 last season when bookmakers made them underdogs of +130 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Capitals have a 43.5% chance to win.
- Washington played 44 games last season that ended with more than 6 goals.
- The Capitals had 216 goals last season (2.6 per game), 28th in the NHL.
- The Capitals’ total of 252 goals allowed (3.1 per game) was 16th in the NHL.
- The Capitals had 47 power-play goals (20th in NHL) on 228 chances.