Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/27/2024

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +120, Avalanche -142; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +120, Avalanche -142; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +120, Avalanche -142; Over/Under:  6 goals

Dallas Stars:  35-16-8 (1st place, Central Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  35-19-5 (3rd place, Central Division)

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Dallas Stars:  5-3-2 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  3-5-2 last 10

The Stars are entering this game with 78 points, a 35-16-8 record overall, and they are 18-8-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one on the road 2-1, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the New York Islanders still to be played on Monday night. In their game against the Hurricanes, Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Miro Heiskanen led the team in assists with 2 while Esa Lindell led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 21 shots with 20 saves and a .952 save percentage. Their offense has scored 215 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 179 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The Avalanche are entering this game with 75 points, a 35-19-5 record overall, and they are 22-6-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3. Mikko Rantanen, Andrew Cogliano, and Artturi Lehkonen each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Nathan MacKinnon led the team in assists with 3 while Logan O'Connor led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 30 shots with 26 saves and a .867 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 216 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 188 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Stars listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Stars have looked really good in their games this season with their 35-16-8 record overall which leads their division in the West right now with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also been a really good road team this year with their 18-8-5 road record. Meanwhile, the Avalanche have also looked really good in their games this season with their 35-19-5 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the West and holding down a playoff spot right now. They have looked a lot better on home ice all season with their 22-6-0 home record, but lately they haven't looked that good and have been slipping down the standings in their division a little. They are only 3-5-2 in their last 10 games while the Stars haven't been really hot either but they have looked a lot better lately with their 5-3-2 record in their last 10 games. The Stars have been the hotter team lately coming into this one but they also have the momentum on their side with a really nice road win against the red hot Hurricanes in their last game while the Avalanche weren't able to beat the Leafs on home ice in their last one. The Stars will use the momentum from that road win to carry them through the rest of this road trip and they will be able to take advantage of the way the Avalanche have been struggling lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game. 

Stars Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Stars 3 Avalanche 1.

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Dallas Stars: 140-108 (-3.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 3-8 (-7.3 units) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 35-23 OVER in all games. 8-3 OVER revenging a same season loss vs opponent.

Colorado Avalanche: 161-88 (+12.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 19-10 (+7.2 units) on the moneyline after 2 or more consecutive losses. 35-23 OVER in all games. 18-10 OVER after allowing 4 goals or more. 16-7 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Dallas Stars:  T. Seguin (C) Ques Mon - Lower Body. N. Lundkvist (D) Early March - Concussion. J. Hakanpaa (D) Early March - Upper Body. E. Dadonov (RW) Late March - Lower Body. J. Rosburg (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Colorado Avalanche:  V. Nichushkin (RW) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Francouz (G) out for season - Groin. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee.

“Jake had a great bounce-back game. Not just him, but the whole group.” - Jason Robertson on Jake Oettinger and the rest of the team after their win against the Hurricanes in their game on Saturday.

“When you’re not scoring easy, you just can’t make a couple of those mistakes.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Leafs in their game on Saturday.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

LD Harley, Thomas

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Drouin, Jonathan

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Georgiev, Alexandar

Points: J. Robertson (57)

Goals: R. Hintz (23)

Assists: J. Robertson (38)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.92)

Points: N. MacKinnon (96)

Goals: N. MacKinnon (34)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (62)

GAA: A. Georgiev (2.92)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (2nd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (8th season)