Sunday’s NHL slate features a contest between the favored Dallas Stars (25-9-7, -198 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Montreal Canadiens (22-13-6, +164 moneyline odds) at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Stars vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

• Favorite: Stars (-198)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+164)
• Over/under: 6.5

Stars vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

• Dallas’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 19 of 41 times.
• In 58.5% of Montreal’s previous games this season (24/41), the teams combined to score more than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• Sunday’s total is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.7 goals per game.
• The 6.0 goals per game that these two teams concede 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 net the third-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 140 this season.
• Dallas has allowed the fourth-fewest goals in league action this season, 110 (2.7 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +30.
• The 37 power-play goals Dallas has scored this season have come on 124 chances, second-best in the NHL.
• The Stars have the league’s second-best power-play conversion rate at 29.84%.
• Dallas has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
• The Stars’ 82.17% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the league.
• The Stars’ players win 52.1% of their faceoffs to rank seventh in the league.
• Dallas’ 13.5% shooting percentage leads the NHL.
• The Stars’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.6 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Stars Moneyline

• Dallas has gone 19-14 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• The Stars have a record of 5-2 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -198.
• There is a 66.4% chance that Dallas wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Stars Leaders

• Mikko Rantanen: 16 goals and 40 assists
• Jason Robertson: 24 goals and 24 assists
• Wyatt Johnston: 20 goals and 26 assists
• Jake Oettinger: 16-7-3 record, .907 save percentage, 67 goals given up

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

• The Canadiens have the NHL’s sixth-best scoring offense (135 total goals, 3.3 per game).
• Montreal has given up 134 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 23rd.
• Their 11th-ranked goal differential is +1.
• Montreal has put up 28 power-play goals this season, which are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 117 chances).
• The Canadiens have a 23.93% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 8 percentage.
• Montreal has recorded three shorthanded goals.
• The Canadiens’ 23rd-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.1%.
• The Canadiens have the league’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.9%).
• Montreal’s collective 12.8% shooting percentage ranks second in the league.
• The Canadiens have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

• The Canadiens have been listed as the underdog 23 times this season, and upset their opponent 12 times.
• Montreal has played with moneyline odds of +164 or longer in two games this season, and lost both.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Canadiens have a 37.9% chance to win.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: 14 goals and 31 assists
• Lane Hutson: six goals and 34 assists
• Cole Caufield: 20 goals and 20 assists
• Jakub Dobes: 13-5-3 record, .889 save percentage, 60 goals conceded