Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

Avs and Stars to Serve Up Goals Frenzy

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, 23-17-1 Away) play Dallas Stars (50-26-6, 28-10-3 at Home) in this Stanley Cup Playoffs first round matchup at American Airlines Center, with the series being tied 2-2.

The betting odds of 1.75 look really attractive when it comes to Over 5.5 goals. We’re expecting the scoring to tick over when the Avalanche clash with the Stars.

Teams’ Last H2H Saw 4-0 Avs Win

Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars clashed on Saturday night, with the Avs winning 4-0 at Ball Arena.

The Avs had 25 shots on goal. Nathan MacKinnon was one of four different players on the scoresheet. Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves for his shutout. The Stars lost the shots on goal battle, 23-48.

Both teams have five wins on the board when we look at the 10-game H2H record.

Starting Goalies

Mackenzie Blackwood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	20-8-3	2.22	.917	2
23/24	10-25-1	3.45	.899	2

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	34-15-3	2.5	.909	2
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 32.8 shots on goal, with a 20.6% powerplay efficiency. The Avs have been giving up 2.8 goals from 27.1 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

Charlie Coyle is the top points scorer with 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, with Nathan MacKinnon recording 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 2.66 goal against average with a .903 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Stars have 2 wins, 6 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.2 goals from 27.4 shots on goal, with a 18.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 4.2 goals from 35.1 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 66.7%.

Jamie Benn and Mikko Rantanen have scored the most points on 6, with each player managing 1 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 3.63 GAA with a .891 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together NHL forecasts. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available team, player and goalie stats and make predictions.

Key Avalanche vs Stars stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 5 of the last 5 Avalanche games on the road.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Avalanche games on the road.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 6 Avalanche games on the road this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Stars games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 13 of the last 20 Stars games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 3 Stars games at home this season.

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction

We’ve found some value for this NHL encounter as we expect the lamp to be lit at least six times. It means that Overs could be on the cards and that is available at 1.75.

In order to land bigger odds on your Overs bet, it’s possible to combine this with the winning franchise. The Match Winner & Total Goals option can provide a larger potential payout.

Over 5.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Artturi Lehkonen Over 1.5 Shots 1.64

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 7 of the past 9 games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of 1.64 that this happens.

Latest Artturi Lehkonen Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

3.10

First

13.00

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

1.55

Under 1.5

2.40

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Correct Score Prediction

Avalanche 5 - 3 Stars

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Moneyline Odds Suggest a Close Contest

Sportsbooks’ favorites Colorado Avalanche are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the 1.73 about them triumphing means a 58% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. At 2.14, Dallas Stars are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at 2.14.

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Moneyline

Avalanche

1.73

Stars

2.14

3-Way Moneyline

Avalanche

2.23

Tie

4.20

Stars

2.70

Puck Line

Avalanche -1.5

2.72

Stars +1.5

1.47

Total Goals

Under 6.5

1.71

Over 6.5

2.14

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Score the First Goal

There’s the chance to back Nathan MacKinnon at 9.00 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

First

9.00

Anytime

2.23

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.00

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.00

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.10

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.10

Roope Hintz (Stars)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.20

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.35

Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.50

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.50

Matt Duchene (Stars)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.60

Tyler Seguin (Stars)

First

16.00

Anytime

3.75

Brock Nelson (Avalanche)

First

16.00

Anytime

3.90

Jonathan Drouin (Avalanche)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.10

Mikael Granlund (Stars)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.35

Mason Marchment (Stars)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.35

Evgenii Dadonov (Stars)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.60

Jamie Benn (Stars)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.60

Ross Colton (Avalanche)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.00

Logan O'Connor (Avalanche)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.80

Charlie Coyle (Avalanche)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.80

Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Over 4.5

2.20

Under 4.5

1.64

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Over 3.5

2.25

Under 3.5

1.61

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

2.30

Under 2.5

1.59

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

Over 2.5

2.50

Under 2.5

1.50

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Over 2.5

2.18

Under 2.5

1.65

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

2.50

Under 2.5

1.50

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

Over 1.5

1.55

Under 1.5

2.40

Roope Hintz (Stars)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

Matt Duchene (Stars)

Over 1.5

1.77

Under 1.5

2.00

Tyler Seguin (Stars)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

Brock Nelson (Avalanche)

Over 1.5

1.70

Under 1.5

2.10

Mason Marchment (Stars)

Over 1.5

1.77

Under 1.5

2.00

Jamie Benn (Stars)

Over 1.5

2.00

Under 1.5

1.77

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
3 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
4 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
5 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
6 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
8 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
2 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
3 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
4 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
5 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
6 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
3 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
4 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
5 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
6 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
7 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
8 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
3 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
4 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
5 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
6 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
7 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
8 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
3 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
5 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
6 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
8 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
10 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
11 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
12 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
13 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
14 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
15 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
16 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
4 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
5 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
6 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
8 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
9 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
10 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
11 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
12 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
13 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
14 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
16 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
3 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
4 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
5 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
6 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
7 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
9 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
10 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
11 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
12 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
13 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
14 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
15 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
16 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
17 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
18 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
19 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
21 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
22 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
23 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
24 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
25 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
26 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
27 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
28 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
29 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L
30 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
32 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

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