Analyzing Thursday’s Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.
Calgary is coming off a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Connor Zary supplied two goals in helping the Flames snap a three-game skid. Dallas, meanwhile, is riding a three-game winning streak after defeating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Stars have won six of seven overall.
The Dallas Stars have signed 21-year-old center Wyatt Johnston to a $42 million, five-year contract extension.
After a thrilling last second victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, the Dallas Stars hit the ice for their final game of a five game homestand against the Calgary Flames.
No one in their wildest dreams pegged the Calgary Flames (29-23-10) to finish their epic six-game road trip against some of the NHL's best 2-2-2, but that's the record they achieved following a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
The Stars are also stingy at American Airlines Center and allow the fourth-fewest goals per game (2.32) while pacing the NHL with an 87.7 penalty-kill percentage. Dallas starter Jake Oettinger has also been better on home ice with a .918 SV% and 2.18 GAA compared to respective .901 and 2.82 marks on the highway.
The Calgary Flames will complete their six-game road swing with a stop in The Lone Star State to take on the Dallas Stars. Puck drop is slated for 8 pm ET live from American Airlines Center.