Saturday’s NHL matchup between the Dallas Stars (25-7-6) and the Chicago Blackhawks (13-17-6) at American Airlines Center sees the Stars as big home favorites (-360 moneyline odds to win) against the Blackhawks (+285). The game starts at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Stars vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Stars (-360)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+285)
• Over/under: 5.5

Stars vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts

• Dallas and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 21 of 38 games this season.
• In 44.4% of Chicago’s previous games this season (16/36), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• These two teams combine to score 6.2 goals per game, 0.8 more than the over/under set for this match.
• This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 5.7 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Stars Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Stars Season Stat Insights

• The Stars offense’s 133 total goals (3.5 per game) are ranked second in the NHL this year.
• Dallas is ranked fifth in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 99 in total (2.6 per game).
• The team has the league’s second-best goal differential at +34 this season.
• The NHL-leading 37 power-play goals Dallas has recorded resulted from 117 chances.
• The Stars’ 31.62% power-play conversion rate is second-best in the league this season.
• Dallas’ offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (17th among all teams).
• The Stars’ penalty-kill percentage (82.64%) is the league’s seventh-best.
• The Stars win the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 52.2%.
• Dallas has a 14% shooting percentage as a team (leading the league).
• The Stars’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.5 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Stars Moneyline

• Dallas has gone 19-11 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• The Stars have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -360 this season.
• The moneyline odds say Dallas has a 78.3% chance of winning this game.

Stars Leaders

• Mikko Rantanen: 14 goals and 37 assists
• Jason Robertson: 23 goals and 22 assists
• Wyatt Johnston: 20 goals and 22 assists
• Jake Oettinger: 16-6-2 record, .910 save percentage, 60 goals conceded

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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blackhawks Season Stats Insights

• The Blackhawks have scored 99 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 28th in the NHL.
• Chicago has conceded 3.1 goals per game, and 112 total, which ranks 16th among all league teams.
• Their 25th-ranked goal differential is -13.
• Chicago has put up 21 power-play goals this season, which ranks 14th in the NHL (on 103 chances).
• The Blackhawks’ power-play conversion rate (20.39%) ranks 13th in the league.
• Chicago has recorded three shorthanded goals.
• The 83.74% of opponent power plays the Blackhawks kill is the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blackhawks win 46.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Chicago’s collective 11% shooting percentage ranks 11th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Blackhawks Moneyline Insights

• The Blackhawks have been the underdog 34 times this season, and upset their opponent in 13, or 38.2%, of those games.
• Chicago has not been a longer underdog on the moneyline than the +285 odds on them winning this game.
• The win probability for the Blackhawks, implied from the moneyline, is 26.0%.

Blackhawks Leaders

• Connor Bedard: 19 goals and 24 assists
• Tyler Bertuzzi: 16 goals and 10 assists
• Andre Burakovsky: nine goals and 14 assists
• Spencer Knight: 10-10-5 record, .914 save percentage, 64 goals conceded