The Dallas Stars (3-0) have -175 moneyline odds to win when they host a game against the Vancouver Canucks (1-2), who have +145 moneyline odds, on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Stars vs. Canucks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Stars (-175)
• Underdog: Canucks (+145)
• Over/under: 6.5

Stars vs. Canucks Quick Facts

• In 40 games last season, Dallas and its opponent combined for more than 6.5 goals.
• Vancouver and its opponent combined to score over 6.5 goals in 35 of 82 games last season.
• These teams averaged a combined 6.2 goals per game, 0.3 fewer than this one’s over/under.
• Opponents of these two teams averaged 5.8 goals per game combined, 0.7 fewer than this one’s total.
• The Stars were third in goals scored in the league, and the Canucks were 23rd.
• The Canucks were 18th in the league in goals surrendered, and the Stars were sixth.

Stars Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Stars Season Stat Insights

• The Stars’ 275 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the third-best scoring team in the league last season.
• Dallas conceded 222 total goals (2.7 per game), ranking sixth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Their +53 goal differential was fifth-best in the league.
• The 55 power-play goals Dallas recorded last season (10th-most in the NHL) came via 250 chances.
• The Stars were 17th in the league with a 22% power-play conversion rate.
• The eight shorthanded goals Dallas scored last season ranked 10th among all NHL squads.
• The Stars’ 82.02% penalty-kill success rate was fourth-best in the league.
• The Stars won 52.1% of their faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• Dallas scored on 11.8% of its shots as a team (fourth in league).
• The Stars did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 15.1 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.

Stars Moneyline

• The Stars won 64.9% of their games last season when favored on the moneyline (50-27).
• Dallas went 24-10 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -175 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Stars have an implied win probability of 63.6%.

Stars Leaders

• Mikko Rantanen was a major player for Dallas last season, with 88 points in 82 games.
• Matt Duchene had 82 points (one per game), scoring 30 goals and adding 52 assists.
• Jason Robertson had 35 goals and 44 assists for Dallas.
• Jake Oettinger (36-18-4) had a goals against average of 2.6 last season, and made 1,464 saves. His .909 save percentage ranked 12th in the league.

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

• With 233 goals (2.8 per game) last season, the Canucks had the NHL’s 23rd-ranked offense.
• Vancouver conceded 3.1 goals per game (251 in total), 18th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -18, they were 21st in the league.
• Vancouver had 50 power-play goals (15th in NHL) on 222 chances.
• The Canucks’ power-play percentage (22.52) put them 15th in the league.
• Vancouver had four shorthanded goals (21st in league).
• The 82.67% penalty-kill percentage of the Canucks was second in the league.
• The Canucks were 22nd in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49%).
• Vancouver’s 11.1% shooting percentage was 12th in the league.
• The Canucks did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 26.9 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Canucks were an underdog 46 times, and won 19, or 41.3%, of those games.
• Vancouver had a record of 5-7, a 41.7% win rate, when set as an underdog by +145 or more last season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Canucks, based on the moneyline, is 40.8%.

Canucks Leaders

• Quinn Hughes’ 77 points last season made him a vital offensive option for Vancouver. He put up 16 goals and 61 assists in 68 games.
• Brock Boeser was one of the top contributors for Vancouver with 50 total points (0.6 per game), with 25 goals and 25 assists in 75 games.
• Jake DeBrusk scored 28 goals last season, plus 20 assists.
• Kevin Lankinen was 25-15-10 in 51 games last season, conceding 132 goals (2.6 goals against average) with a .902 save percentage (25th in the league).