Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins 10/18/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Dallas Stars vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Oct. 18, 2019
TV: APPT
Latest Odds : PIT -145 Total 5.5
The Dallas team is coming in with yet another loss pinned on them in this game. The Stars went into Columbus and while they would have liked to have played better, the Stars still fell short in the game. The good news is the Stars were able to come into the game and finally had a spark of offense. The Stars put in a total of 2 goals, but the downside is the Stars were unable to stop the Blue Jackets offense that scored 3 goals in the game.
This season the Stars have really had some issues scoring as they are getting only 1.86 goals a game. The Stars have been able to convert on the power play at 4.5% this year. The Stars, though, have allowed 3.14 goals on the year and have managed to kill of a total of 78.6% of the opponents power plays.
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Pittsburgh heads into the game here with a decent win over the formerly unbeaten Avalanche team. Now, the Penguins have to get their game together to continue to win the games like they have been able to do at various points on the year. The downside for the Penguins is they have to push hard in this game and continue to step up defensively, but playing against the horrible Stars offense may not cause a lot of problems.
With the Penguins the offense has done really well scoring at a clip of 4.17 goals a game. The team has converted on the power play at 26.1% on the year. The Penguins have allowed only 2.67 goals a game, but have ended up killing off 78.6% of the power plays the opponents have had this year.
Recent Betting Trends:
Stars are 39-15 in their last 54 games as a home favorite of -201 or greater.
Penguins are 44-14 in their last 58 games as a favorite of -201 or greater.
Under is 4-1 in Stars last 5 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Under is 21-7-1 in Penguins last 29 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins -145
The Penguins have shown that they can win in the close games, but the Penguins are also a team that has been able to show they are able to play in the looser games and control the game as well. The Penguins have a good offense that is able to come into the game here and really control the game and bring home a win in this game. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-1.