The Dallas Stars (7-3-0) travel to face off against the Florida Panthers (8-3-1) on Saturday, November 2nd. This game will be played at Nokia Arena in Tampere and televised on NHLN. The Panthers are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Stars are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Panthers. Puck drop is set for 12:00 ET.

Stars vs Panthers

The Dallas Stars Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Stars fell to 7-3-0 after a 6-4 road loss to the Panthers. As underdogs on the puck line, Dallas failed to cover, and the total of 10 goals easily surpassed the pre-game line of 6.

Dallas trailed 6-2 before adding two late goals. Four different players scored for the Stars in the game.

The Florida Panthers Are Coming Off A Win

Florida improved to 8-3-1 with a 6-4 win over the Stars. The Panthers covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 10 goals easily surpassed the pre-game line of 6 goals.

Five different Panthers found the net in the win. Florida jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first period and extended it to 6-2 before the Stars added two late goals.

Dallas Offense Breakdown

Dallas fired 36 shots on goal, but only found the net four times in their 6-4 loss to the Panthers. Tyler Seguin opened the scoring for the Stars, netting his 5th goal of the season. Esa Lindell added his first goal of the year, while Mavrik Bourque and Jamie Benn scored in the third period. Benn’s goal was his 3rd of the season.

Matt Duchene picked up two assists, bringing his total to 7 for the season. Ilya Lyubushkin also contributed with two assists, now having 2 for the year. The Stars had 19 giveaways in the game.

Panthers Offense Breakdown

Carolina’s offense put up 6 goals on 28 shots in their 6-4 win over Dallas. Sam Reinhart scored twice, bringing his season total to 9 goals, and added his 10th assist. Aleksander Barkov netted his 2nd goal of the season and contributed two more assists, giving him 5 assists so far.

Evan Rodrigues opened the scoring with his 2nd goal of the season. Anton Lundell added his 6th goal, which came on a power play. The Panthers’ 4th goal was a shorthanded effort from Reinhart.

Dallas Team Defense

Defensively, the Stars gave up the first two goals of the game and then allowed four more after closing the score to 3-2 early in the second period. Jake Oettinger finished with a 78.6% save percentage on 28 shots from the Panthers. The Stars’ defense also recorded 7 takeaways and 21 hits.

Florida Team Defense

Florida’s defense gave up the first goal at 9:15 in the first period and allowed two late goals in the 3rd, but they held on for a 6-4 win over the Stars. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves with an 88.9% save percentage, while the Panthers’ defense recorded 8 takeaways and 17 hits.

Stars vs Panthers Trends

• Through their last three road games, Dallas has an puck line record of just 1-2. However, their overall record was 1-2 while averaging 3 goals per game.
• In their last ten games at home, the Panthers have a straight up record of 7-3 while going 4-6 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 3 goals per game in these contests.
• As the betting underdog, the Panthers have an puck line record of 3-0 in their last three games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 2-1.
• The last ten games that Dallas was favored, they have an puck line mark of 4-6 while going 6-4 straight up.

Stars vs Panthers Prediction

For a moneyline pick, I’m taking the Panthers to pick up on a win over the Stars at home. With the moneyline sitting at -111, I’ll be locking in a bet on the Panthers straight-up.

For a puck line pick, we are going with the Panthers to win and cover. Look for the Panthers to win this one by multiple goals over the Stars.

If you’re looking at the the over/under line set at 6.5 goals, our prediction is that this game will stay below that threshold, and we strongly suggest placing a bet on the under.

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