Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Picks & Odds | 03 Apr 2025

Stars Stand Out on the Puck Line

Back the Stars -1.5 on the puck line against the Predators. The -119 for our prediction looks great value and we need the favorites to win by two goals or more.

Stars Have Won 7 Out of 10 on the H2H

Nashville Predators have been defeated in their previous four games. On the road, they recently suffered a 8-4 loss against Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Filip Forsberg was one of four different players on the scoresheet.

Dallas Stars got a sixth straight win in their last game. It was a 3-1 road triumph at Climate Pledge Arena when meeting Seattle Kraken. Mikael Granlund, Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston scored one goal apiece. Goalie Casey DeSmith produced a great performance and had 35 saves (.972).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Predators triumphed 4-1 when they last played the Stars. This head-to-head was played at American Airlines Center. We’ve seen seven the Stars wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Starting Goalies

Justus Annunen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-2-1	3.7	.859	0
23/24	8-4-1	2.25	.928	2

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-2-2	2.5	.913	1
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

2 wins, 7 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 1.9 goals from 26.0 shots on goal, with a 15.8% powerplay efficiency. The Predators have given up 3.2 goals from 26.1 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.5%.

Filip Forsberg is the top points scorer with 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, with Luke Evangelista recording 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Justus Annunen have a 2.29 goal against average with a .907 save percentage.

The Stars have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 24.5 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 34.0 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.5%.

The top points scorer is Roope Hintz with 12 points, 2 goals and 10 assists, while Mason Marchment is next best after having 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 2.41 GAA with a .922 SV%, including one shutout.

Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

The best betting angle could be Dallas Stars to win by a considerable margin of victory. Therefore, the pick is -1.5 goals on the puck line at generous odds of -119.

We’re keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the most important player and goalie stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Predators vs Stars stats:

• The -1.5 line has been covered by Stars in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -1.5 line has been covered by Stars in 3 consecutive games.
• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Predators in 14 of their last 26 games on the road this season.

Stars -1.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 54.3% chance of winning. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability close to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Best Bet

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Wyatt Johnston To Score +148

Wyatt Johnston (Stars) has found the net in 5 straight games. We think there’s value in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop bet at +148 which will hopefully see him find the net.

Latest Wyatt Johnston Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+140

First

+850

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-161

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Correct Score Prediction

Predators 1 - 4 Stars

Our correct score prediction is a 4-1 win for the Stars which is available at odds of +1050. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Predators

Stars

1-0

Predators

+6000

Stars

+5000

2-0

Predators

+6600

Stars

+4000

2-1

Predators

+1800

Stars

+1400

3-0

Predators

+6000

Stars

+2200

3-1

Predators

+3000

Stars

+1500

3-2

Predators

+1150

Stars

+800

4-0

Predators

+9000

Stars

+2400

4-1

Predators

+3500

Stars

+1050

4-2

Predators

+2500

Stars

+1200

4-3

Predators

+1400

Stars

+1000

5-0

Predators

+14000

Stars

+3500

5-1

Predators

+6000

Stars

+1400

5-2

Predators

+3500

Stars

+1100

5-3

Predators

+4000

Stars

+1900

5-4

Predators

+2500

Stars

+1900

6-0

Predators

+2500

Stars

+5000

6-1

Predators

+14000

Stars

+2800

6-2

Predators

+7500

Stars

+1800

6-3

Predators

+6000

Stars

+2000

6-4

Predators

+7000

Stars

+4000

6-5

Predators

+6000

Stars

+4500

7-0

Predators

+6000

Stars

+7500

7-1

Predators

+6000

Stars

+4500

7-2

Predators

+6000

Stars

+4000

7-3

Predators

+11000

Stars

+3500

7-4

Predators

+11000

Stars

+5000

7-5

Predators

+14000

Stars

+9000

7-6

Predators

+13000

Stars

+11000

8-0

Predators

+13000

Stars

+12000

8-1

Predators

+13000

Stars

+7500

8-2

Predators

+13000

Stars

+7000

8-3

Predators

+13000

Stars

+8000

8-4

Predators

+13000

Stars

+8000

8-5

Predators

+13000

Stars

+12000

9-1

Predators

+13000

Stars

+12000

9-2

Predators

+13000

Stars

+11000

9-3

Predators

+13000

Stars

+13000

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Nashville Predators 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 above betting predictions.

Books Running Scared of Stars Win

You might not get rich backing Dallas Stars at -313. However, the sportsbooks’ betting odds imply a 76% chance of winning this game. The market suggests that Nashville Predators are least likely to win at +250.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -104.

There are odds of -190 for the Stars to light the lamp first and that makes them favorites. Opponents Predators are +140 to score the first goal.

The good news is that you can access a huge selection of game lines and team props for most National Hockey League encounters. The betting sites have a massive range of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Predators

+250

Stars

-313

3-Way Moneyline

Predators

+400

Tie

+390

Stars

-185

Puck Line

Predators +1.5

-100

Stars -1.5

-122

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-118

Over 6.5

-104

Mikko Rantanen Favorite to Find the Net First

Mikko Rantanen is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +750. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +115.

Player Goals

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

First

+115

Anytime

+750

Jason Robertson (Stars)

First

+125

Anytime

+800

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

First

+140

Anytime

+850

Roope Hintz (Stars)

First

+148

Anytime

+900

Matt Duchene (Stars)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Filip Forsberg (Predators)

First

+190

Anytime

+1100

Jonathan Marchessault (Predators)

First

+225

Anytime

+1300

Mason Marchment (Stars)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Steven Stamkos (Predators)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Mikael Granlund (Stars)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Jamie Benn (Stars)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Evgenii Dadonov (Stars)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Mavrik Bourque (Stars)

First

+310

Anytime

+1600

Ryan O'Reilly (Predators)

First

+310

Anytime

+1700

Luke Evangelista (Predators)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Michael Bunting (Predators)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Thomas Harley (Stars)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Oskar Bäck (Stars)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Filip Forsberg (Predators)

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-156

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Jason Robertson (Stars)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-161

Thomas Harley (Stars)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-185

Roope Hintz (Stars)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

+140

Steven Stamkos (Predators)

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+150

Ryan O'Reilly (Predators)

Over 1.5

-118

Under 1.5

-110

Luke Evangelista (Predators)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Nashville Predators Stats

Dallas Stars Stats

Moneyline

• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
• 9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.10 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 6: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 1.90 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.30 pts and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 6: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.10 goals and allowed 2.40 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 26
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 4
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 11.4
• Blocks: 15.4
• Faceoff Wins : 25.5
• Hits: 21
• Giveaways: 12.7
• Takeaways: 5

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 27
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 4.1
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 11.3
• Blocks: 13.5
• Faceoff Wins : 26.6
• Hits: 17.4
• Giveaways: 13.7
• Takeaways: 5.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 24.5
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 4
• Empty Net Goals: 0.4
• Penalty Minutes: 9.3
• Blocks: 16.4
• Faceoff Wins : 30.9
• Hits: 16.9
• Giveaways: 16.5
• Takeaways: 4.3

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 1.2
• Shots: 25.8
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 3.4
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 6.8
• Blocks: 16.3
• Faceoff Wins : 32.4
• Hits: 17.5
• Giveaways: 18
• Takeaways: 4

Team News

Nashville Predators Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Filip Forsberg	75	18.67	29	39	68	-20
81	Jonathan Marchessault	73	18.06	19	30	49	-26
91	Steven Stamkos	75	17.97	23	22	45	-31

90	Ryan O'Reilly	72	18.99	17	28	45	-23
59	Roman Josi	53	25.03	9	29	38	-26
58	Michael Bunting	69	15.41	17	16	33	-24
76	Brady Skjei	75	21.8	10	18	28	-18
22	Luke Evangelista	61	13.65	9	18	27	-2
10	Colton Sissons	72	14.36	7	14	21	-12
40	Fyodor Svechkov	45	12.71	7	8	15	-14
68	Zachary L'Heureux	55	11.82	5	9	14	-5
19	Jakub Vrana	33	10.3	8	5	13	2
37	Nick Blankenburg	53	19.29	3	10	13	5
47	Michael McCarron	67	13.6	4	9	13	-15
36	Cole Smith	64	13.5	4	8	12	-11
20	Justin Barron	55	16.93	5	5	10	-12
58	Marc Del Gaizo	39	16.74	1	7	8	0
82	Jordan Oesterle	30	16.97	2	5	7	-1
83	Adam Wilsby	23	18.1	1	4	5	3
26	Kieffer Bellows	17	10.79	2	2	4	-5
24	Spencer Stastney	22	16.3	0	3	3	-7
	Andreas Englund	29	13.07	1	1	2	-9
89	Ozzy Wiesblatt	4	11.05	0	1	1	2
5	Kevin Gravel	6	17.83	0	1	1	3
3	Jeremy Lauzon	28	17.97	0	1	1	-4
	Jake Lucchini	3	11.5	0	0	0	-2
25	Joakim Kemell	2	10.35	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
74	Juuse Saros	54	2.97	0.895
29	Justus Annunen	31	2.98	0.891
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Dallas Stars Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
	Mikko Rantanen	74	21.39	31	50	81	13
95	Matt Duchene	74	17.2	29	46	75	16
21	Jason Robertson	74	17.99	33	42	75	12

53	Wyatt Johnston	74	18.98	30	37	67	8
24	Roope Hintz	68	16.9	27	37	64	19
64	Mikael Granlund	75	19.76	20	42	62	2
55	Thomas Harley	72	23.36	15	32	47	36
14	Jamie Benn	74	15.26	16	29	45	6
27	Mason Marchment	56	15.44	19	23	42	15
63	Evgenii Dadonov	72	13.59	16	20	36	8
4	Miro Heiskanen	50	25.16	5	20	25	7
23	Esa Lindell	74	22.16	5	19	24	34
22	Mavrik Bourque	65	12.51	10	13	23	9
18	Sam Steel	71	14.31	6	17	23	-3
44	Cody Ceci	77	21.46	4	18	22	5
91	Tyler Seguin	19	16.22	9	11	20	14
10	Oskar Baeck	67	11.8	4	11	15	1
15	Colin Blackwell	58	11.54	5	10	15	2
46	Ilya Lyubushkin	72	17.19	1	12	13	6
3	Matt Dumba	55	15.14	1	7	8	0
6	Lian Bichsel	31	14.76	2	4	6	4
5	Nils Lundkvist	39	15.01	0	5	5	4
2	Brendan Smith	29	12.88	0	4	4	-9
25	Matej Blumel	7	8.43	1	0	1	-1
12	Arttu Hyry	5	9.08	0	1	1	0
49	Justin Hryckowian	5	7.88	0	1	1	1
28	Alexander Petrovic	3	11.73	0	0	0	-3
20	Kyle Capobianco	1	11.4	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Casey DeSmith	23	2.3	0.922
29	Jake Oettinger	53	2.47	0.911
33	Magnus Hellberg	-	-	-

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups