Stars vs. Islanders betting preview

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Dallas Stars (12-4-3) have -175 moneyline odds to win when they host the New York Islanders (10-7-2), who have +145 odds, on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Check out all the latest Hockey betting previews!

Moneyline

Stars to win vs Islanders -175

Bet $20, Payout $31.43

Stars vs. Islanders Betting Lines

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

Stars vs. Islanders Quick Facts

  • Dallas and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in nine of 19 matches (47.4%) so far this season.
  • New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 19 games this season.
  • Tuesday’s over/under is 0.0 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.5 for these two teams.
  • The 6.0 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.6 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Stars Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Stars Season Stat Insights

  • The Stars’ 62 goals this season make them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL.
  • On defense, Dallas has allowed 53 goals (2.8 per game) to rank 11th in league play.
  • With a +9 goal differential, they’re ranked fifth-best in the NHL.
  • The NHL-leading 22 power-play goals Dallas has scored resulted from 66 chances.
  • The Stars’ 33.33% power-play conversion rate is second-best in the NHL this season.
  • The Stars kill 75.44% of their opponent’s power plays, the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
  • The Stars’ players have posted the fourth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 53.2%.
  • Dallas connects on 12.7% of its shots, ranking fourth in the NHL.
  • The Stars have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 21.4 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Stars Moneyline

  • Dallas has gone 9-5 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
  • In six games with moneyline oddds shorter than -175, the Stars have three wins.
  • Dallas has a 63.6% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.

Stars Leaders

  • Mikko Rantanen: nine goals and 17 assists
  • Jason Robertson: nine goals and 14 assists
  • Wyatt Johnston: 11 goals and 10 assists
  • Jake Oettinger: 8-3-2 record, .899 save percentage, 36 goals given up

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Stars vs. Islanders? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stats Insights

  • The Islanders have scored 61 goals this season (3.2 per game) to rank 12th in the league.
  • New York has allowed 3.2 goals per game, and 60 total, which ranks 18th among all NHL teams.
  • They have a +1 goal differential, which ranks 12th in the league.
  • New York has put up 10 power-play goals this season (19th in the NHL) on 64 chances.
  • The Islanders’ power-play conversion rate (15.63%) ranks 27th in the league.
  • New York has scored four shorthanded goals this season (first among all NHL teams).
  • The 81.54% penalty-kill percentage the Islanders have registered is the league’s 11th-ranked rate.
  • The Islanders win 53.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the fourth-best figure in the NHL.
  • New York is shooting 11.2% (14th in the league).
  • The Islanders have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Islanders Moneyline Insights

  • The Islanders have been the underdog 12 times this season, and upset their opponent in seven, or 58.3%, of those games.
  • New York has a record of 3-2 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +145 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Islanders, implied from the moneyline, is 40.8%.

Islanders Leaders

  • Bo Horvat: 12 goals and 11 assists
  • Mathew Barzal: five goals and 10 assists
  • Matthew Schaefer: seven goals and eight assists
  • Ilya Sorokin: 6-5-2 record, .898 save percentage, 38 goals given up
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …