Dallas Stars vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/06/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Panthers -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Panthers -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Panthers -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

Dallas Stars:  14-6-3 (2nd place, Central Division)

Florida Panthers:  14-8-2 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Dallas Stars:  5-3-2 last 10

Florida Panthers:  5-4-1 last 10

The Stars are entering this game with 31 points, a 14-6-3 record overall, and they are 8-2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-0. No one on the team scored a goal for them or recorded an assist in that game as they were shut out. Miro Heiskanen, Wyatt Johnston, Jason Robertson, Tyler Seguin, and Mason Marchment each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 23 shots with 19 saves and a .826 save percentage. Their offense has scored 79 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 66 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 30 points, a 14-8-2 record overall, and they are 7-4-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Islanders in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3. Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, and Matthew Tkachuk each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, Brandon Montour, and Evan Rodrigues each led the team in assists with 1 while Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour, and Evan Rodrigues each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Anthony Stolarz was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 27 shots with 23 saves and a .852 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 72 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 62 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Panthers have looked really good in their games this season with their 14-8-2 record overall which has them right in 2nd place of their division. They have also looked really good in their home games with their 7-4-0 home record. Meanwhile, the Stars have also looked really good in their games this season with their 14-6-3 record overall which also has them in 2nd place of their division. They have looked great in their road games too with their 8-2-2 road record, but they did just lose their last game on the road. They were shut out by the Lightning and they haven't looked as good in their games lately either with 4 losses in their last 6 games. The Panthers have looked a lot better in home games all season and they are also a lot more rested for this game. They also lost their last game like the Stars but the Panthers lost at home and have had more time to rest and sit on that loss too. The Panthers have also looked a lot better than the Stars lately since the Panthers have been winning their games lately in blowouts while also losing some very close games. The Panthers are going to bounce back on their home ice here and they will win this game as they try to keep the pressure on the Bruins who lead their division. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Stars Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, December 6, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Stars 3.

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Dallas Stars: 58-52 (-17.8 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 21-23 (-10.4 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored. 29-18 UNDER off a road loss. 18-10 UNDER off a road blowout loss by 3 goals or more. 26-17 UNDER after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game.

Florida Panthers: 131-88 (+8.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 68-40 (+10.2 units) on the moneyline after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games. 7-2 UNDER when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 6-3 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses. 

Dallas Stars:  J. Rosburg (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Florida Panthers:  J. Mahura (D) Prob Wed - Lower Body. J. Gadjovich (LW) Ques Wed - Upper Body.

“You beat a team 8-1, especially a championship team, you know they're going to respond. Their best players were on a different level tonight.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s loss against the Lightning in their game on Monday.

“I think he had an awful lot of chances at the start of the year that didn’t go in and then it got a little dry. Most of the lack of point production is from the power play. That’s where the numbers are off; 5-on-5 is pretty darn good.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s loss against the Islanders in their game on Saturday.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Rodrigues, Evan

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Stolarz, Anthony

Points: J. Pavelski (24)

Goals: J. Pavelski (11)

Assists: J. Robertson (14)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.53)

Points: S. Reinhart (29)

Goals: S. Reinhart (16)

Assists: A. Barkov (15)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.34)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (2nd season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)