Dallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/24/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 24, 2024

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +114, Hurricanes -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +114, Hurricanes -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +114, Hurricanes -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

Dallas Stars:  34-16-8 (1st place, Central Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  34-17-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Dallas Stars:  5-3-2 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  8-2-0 last 10

The Stars are entering this game with 76 points, a 34-16-8 record overall, and they are 17-8-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Ottawa Senators in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-1. Joe Pavelski scored 1 goal for them in that game. Jamie Benn and Miro Heiskanen each led the team in assists with 1 while Radek Faksa led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 11 shots with 8 saves and a .727 save percentage before getting replaced by Scott Wedgewood who allowed 1 goal on 19 shots with 18 saves and a .947 save percentage. Their offense has scored 213 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 178 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 73 points, a 34-17-5 record overall, and they are 19-6-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one at home 1-0. Sebastian Aho scored 1 goal for them in that game. Jesper Fast and Andrei Svechnikov each led the team in assists with 1 while Jack Drury led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Pyotr Kochetkov was the starting goalie in that game and he recorded the shutout as he allowed 0 goals on 44 shots with 44 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 188 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 158 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked really good in their games this season with their 34-17-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They have also looked great on their home ice this year with their 19-6-4 home record and they are coming into this one very hot with their 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games. Meanwhile, the Stars have also looked really good in their games this season with their 34-16-8 record overall which leads their division in the West with one of the best records in the entire NHL right now. They have also been a really good road team this season with their 17-8-5 road record, but they are coming off a bad 4-1 loss against the Sens in their last game and haven't been that good lately with their 5-3-2 record in their last 10 games. The Hurricanes have a lot of momentum on their side right now with 4 wins in a row and they are going to have even more momentum after a tight 1-0 win on home ice against the red hot Panthers in their last game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Stars Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, February 24, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Stars 2.

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Dallas Stars: 65-40 (+9.8 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 56-29 (+19.6 units) on the moneyline after allowing 4 goals or more. 19-12 UNDER off a road blowout loss by 3 goals or more. 32-24 UNDER off a road loss.

Carolina Hurricanes: 27-21 (-7.7 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss where the opponent scored 4 or more goals. 19-18 (-9.6 units) on the moneyline after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 11-6 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive home games. 15-4 UNDER after shutting out their opponent in their previous game.

Dallas Stars:  N. Lundkvist (D) Early March - Concussion. J. Hakanpaa (D) Early March - Upper Body. E. Dadonov (RW) Late March - Lower Body. J. Rosburg (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Chatfield (D) Ques Sat - Upper Body. A. Raanta (G) Early March - Lower Body. F. Andersen (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

“There’s good losses and there are bad losses, and this is about as bad a loss that you can have. So, we’ve got to respond.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s loss against the Senators in their game on Thursday.

“It felt really like we were almost right back at it the way it was (in the playoffs).” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Panthers in their game on Thursday.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Johnston, Wyatt

LD Harley, Thomas

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Svechnikov, Andrei

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Fast, Jesper

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Kochetkov, Pyotr

Points: J. Robertson (56)

Goals: R. Hintz (23)

Assists: J. Robertson (38)

GAA: S. Wedgewood (2.97)

Points: S. Aho (60)

Goals: S. Aho (21)

Assists: S. Aho (39)

GAA: P. Kochetkov (2.37)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (2nd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (6th season)