Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Picks & Odds | 07 Dec 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 5 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 7, 12:38 | 6 min read

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NHL Betting Preview: Penguins vs Stars

The Pittsburgh Penguins clash with the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center, with face-off scheduled for 18:00 on Sunday, December 7.

Stars Set to Deliver Victory

We’re keeping our prediction simple which is the Stars to secure a victory in 60 minutes. The home team should have the edge over the Penguins and the 3-Way Moneyline offers an attractive -118.

Penguins Won 5-3 in Teams’ Previous H2H

Pittsburgh Penguins have triumphed in their previous three road games. The latest saw them beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Benchmark International Arena. Evgeni Malkin bagged two goals, while Ville Koivunen and Benjamin Kindel scored once. Goalie Tristan Jarry stopped 37 shots (.925).

Dallas Stars have enjoyed three consecutive home wins at American Airlines Center. Last time out, San Jose Sharks were beaten 4-1. The goals were shared around between four players including Miro Heiskanen. Goalie Jake Oettinger made 16 saves (.941).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Penguins had the edge in the most recent encounter between these teams. At American Airlines Center, they recorded a 5-3 win over the Stars. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Stars have won six.

Starting Goalies

Tristan Jarry (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	18-9-3	3.3	.882	2
23/24	19-25-5	2.91	.903	6

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	35-12-6	2.6	.899	4
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 25.9 shots on goal, with a 28.6% powerplay efficiency. The Penguins have been giving up 2.9 goals from 27.2 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.7%.

Sidney Crosby is the top points scorer with 9 points, 7 goals and 2 assists, with Evgeni Malkin racking up 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Tristan Jarry have a 2.62 goal against average with a .915 save percentage.

Dallas Stars – Last 10 Games

The Stars have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.8 goals from 26.1 shots on goal, with a 22.9% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.0 goals from 27.8 shots, averaging 4.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 92.9%.

The top points scorer is Jason Robertson with 14 points, 9 goals and 5 assists, while Wyatt Johnston is next in line after having 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 2.01 GAA with a .925 SV%, including one shutout.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

We cover the key Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars betting angles, showcasing our expert match prediction, best correct score selection, top player props and a bet builder tailored for value.

Game Prediction

Dallas Stars look value on the 60-minute line and our pick is that they will claim a victory in this NHL clash. We’re happy to take the -118 that the home team win in regulation time.

Our hockey picks are always well-researched, starting with a combination of the latest NHL team news and current form. Once we’ve got a solid read on the matchup, we layer in the key data to back it up.

Key Penguins vs Stars stats:

Stars have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
Stars have won 4 of their last 5 games.
Stars have won 3 consecutive games at home.
Stars have won 6 of their last 10 games against Penguins.

Stars 3-Way Moneyline Probability

Based on the odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 54.1% likelihood of our pick delivering a return. However, our analysts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Evgeni Malkin Over 1.5 Shots -189

Evgeni Malkin (Penguins) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 9 of the past 10 games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Shots on Goal, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of -189.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Stars

To Score Jason Robertson

Shots on Goal Evgeni Malkin Over 1.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of the Stars claiming victory in 60 minutes, Jason Robertson (Stars) scoring and Evgeni Malkin (Penguins) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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Stars

A 4-2 win in favor of the Stars is available at odds of +1400. Take a chance on the correct score and get rewarded for predicting the right scoreline.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-1

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Make Stars Moneyline Favorites

With the sportsbooks giving them a 63% probability of winning this game, Dallas Stars might be a popular parlay pick. That is reflected in their -172 Moneyline betting odds. At +142, Pittsburgh Penguins are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +116.

National Hockey League bettors are spoilt for choice thanks to the hundreds of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the top sportsbooks and find the best value picks.

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Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

If you have a view on Player Goals, Powerplay Points, Assists, Shots or Goaltender Saves, then the player and goalie prop betting could be up your street. It’s a great way of wagering on individual performance.

Micro betting is something that’s really popular with bettors, with NHL fans essentially being able to bet in-game when it comes to team and player props. Sometimes these are lines where you can wager on Shots or Goals.

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Last 5 Games

Penguins

NHL: 05/12 Penguins4 Lightning 3
NHL: 02/12 Penguins5 Flyers 1
NHL: 30/11 Maple Leafs7 Penguins 2
NHL: 29/11 Penguins4 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 27/11 Sabres2 Penguins 4

Stars

NHL: 06/12 Sharks1 Stars 4
NHL: 04/12 Stars3 Devils 0
NHL: 03/12 Stars2 Rangers 3
NHL: 01/12 Senators1 Stars 6
NHL: 29/11 Mammoth3 Stars 4

Head to Head

Pittsburgh vs Dallas

NHL: 05/04 2025 Penguins 5 Stars 3
NHL: 12/11 2024 Stars 7 Penguins 1
NHL: 23/03 2024 Penguins 2 Stars 4
NHL: 25/10 2023 Stars 4 Penguins 1
NHL: 24/03 2023 Penguins 2 Stars 3
NHL: 13/12 2022 Stars 1 Penguins 2
NHL: 08/01 2022 Penguins 2 Stars 3
NHL: 20/10 2021 Stars 2 Penguins 1
NHL: 27/10 2019 Penguins 3 Stars 0
NHL: 19/10 2019 Stars 2 Penguins 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Pittsburgh Penguins Stats

Dallas Stars Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.10 pts and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 25.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.5
Blocks: 12.3
Faceoff Wins : 27
Hits: 15.7
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 27.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 12
Blocks: 13
Faceoff Wins : 28
Hits: 16.9
Giveaways: 14.2
Takeaways: 5.6

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 26.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 11
Faceoff Wins : 26.9
Hits: 17.2
Giveaways: 12.9
Takeaways: 5.1

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 1.4
Shots: 26.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.9
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 29.1
Hits: 20.4
Giveaways: 13.5
Takeaways: 4.4

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Caleb Jones

Injured

Evgeni Malkin

Injured

Rickard Rakell

Injured

Filip Haallander

Injured

Dallas Stars Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Tyler Seguin

Injured

Lian Bichsel

Injured

Thomas Harley

Injured

Adam Erne

Injured

Ilya Lyubushkin

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Dallas Stars

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Oettinger

Esa Lindell

Miro Heiskanen

Jason Robertson

Roope Hintz

Jamie Benn

Bryan Rust

Sidney Crosby

Kevin Hayes

Kris Letang

Ryan Shea

Tristan Jarry

Line 2

Dallas Stars

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Oettinger

Vladislav Kolyachonok

Nils Lundkvist

Sam Steel

Wyatt Johnston

Mikko Rantanen

Anthony Mantha

Noel Acciari

Thomas Novak

Erik Karlsson

Parker Wotherspoon

Tristan Jarry

Line 3

Dallas Stars

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Oettinger

Kyle Capobianco

Alexander Petrovic

Oskar Baeck

Justin Hryckowian

Mavrik Bourque

Ville Koivunen

Benjamin Kindel

Rutger McGroarty

Matt Dumba

Ryan Graves

Tristan Jarry

Line 4

Dallas Stars

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Oettinger

Matt Duchene

Radek Faksa

Colin Blackwell

Justin Brazeau

Blake Lizotte

Connor Dewar

Tristan Jarry

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Penguins 4-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

01 Dec NHL

Penguins 5-1 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 7-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Penguins 4-3 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

26 Nov NHL

Sabres 2-4 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

22 Nov NHL

Kraken 3-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

21 Nov NHL

Wild 5-0 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

16 Nov NHL

Predators 0-4 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

14 Nov NHL

Penguins 1-2 Predators

Confirmed Lineups

09 Nov NHL

Kings 3-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Dallas Stars Lineups

05 Dec NHL

Sharks 1-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NHL

Stars 3-0 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Stars 2-3 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

30 Nov NHL

Senators 1-6 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Mammoth 3-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

26 Nov NHL

Stars 3-2 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

25 Nov NHL

Stars 8-3 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

22 Nov NHL

Stars 2-3 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

20 Nov NHL

Stars 4-2 Canucks

Confirmed Lineups

18 Nov NHL

Islanders 3-2 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

NHL Standings Select Season

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
3 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
4 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
5 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
6 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
7 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
8 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
2 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
3 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
4 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
5 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
6 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
7 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
8 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
5 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
6 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
7 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
8 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
2 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
3 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
4 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
5 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
6 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
7 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
3 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
4 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
5 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
6 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
7 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
8 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
9 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
10 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
11 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
12 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
13 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
14 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
15 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
16 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
5 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
6 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
8 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
9 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
10 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
11 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
12 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
13 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
14 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
16 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
4 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
5 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
6 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
7 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
9 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
10 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
11 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
12 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
13 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
14 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
15 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
16 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
17 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
18 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
19 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
20 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
21 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
22 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
23 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
24 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
25 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
26 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
27 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
28 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
29 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W
31 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
32 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

Expert Analysis by Paul Boucher

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Paul Boucher is a Senior NHL Analyst and Head of the Ice Hockey Editorial Betting Panel with over 15 years of experience as a sports journalist and betting analyst. Based in Montreal, he provides first-hand insight through regular attendance at the Bell Centre, utilising advanced metrics to identify market value across key game lines, player props and same game parlays.

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