The Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars take the ice at Bridgestone Arena in the NHL opener on Thursday, October 10 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+.
As action begins for the start of the NHL season, here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.
Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 1:52 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
Predators stats and trends
- The Predators won 27 of their 44 games when listed as a moneyline favorite last season (61.4%).
- In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -116 or shorter, Nashville went 23-14.
- The Predators have a 53.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Nashville’s games last season finished above this matchup’s total of 6 goals 52 times.
- The Predators’ 266 total goals (3.2 per game) made them the 10th-best scoring team in the league last season.
- The Predators conceded 248 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 13th in league action in goals against.
- The 58 power-play goals the Predators scored last season (on 269 power-play chances) were the ninth-most in the NHL.
Stars stats and trends
- The Stars claimed an upset victory in nine, or 52.9%, of the 17 games they played as an underdog last season.
- Dallas had 15 games last season as an underdog by -104 or longer, and went 7-8.
- The Stars have a 51.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Dallas combined with its opponent 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 league’s third-best offense.
- The Stars had one of the best defenses in the league, conceding 232 total goals (2.8 per game), eighth in the league.
- The Stars had 58 power-play goals (on 240 chances), ninth in the NHL.