Vancouver Canucks

Ice Hockey NHL American Airlines Center Thu 16 Oct 20:00

Dallas Stars

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Canucks vs Stars

The Vancouver Canucks meet the Dallas Stars in this NHL matchup at American Airlines Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Thursday, October 16. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Find Out Why Stars Can Seal Victory

It’s time to side with the Stars to record a regulation time victory against the Canucks. They should have the upper hand and the -120 for our 3-Way Moneyline prediction looks a good price.

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Overtime Joy for Canucks in Previous H2H

Vancouver Canucks have been defeated in back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to St Louis Blues by a 5-2 scoreline at Delta Center. Kiefer Sherwood scored both of the goals.

Dallas Stars were winners for the third straight time in their last game. Landing a 5-2 home victory against Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center. There were five different goalscorers including Esa Lindell. Goalie Jake Oettinger produced a great performance and had 39 saves (.951).

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 6-5 win for the Canucks at American Airlines Center when they last played the Stars. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Canucks have won six.

Starting Goalies

Thatcher Demko (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 5-5-0 2.9 .898 0
23/24 35-14-2 2.45 .918 5
Casey DeSmith (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 7-1-3 2.2 .920 1
23/24 12-9-4 2.89 .895 1
Vancouver Canucks – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 24.7 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. The Canucks have given up 2.8 goals from 29.8 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.1%.

Kiefer Sherwood is the top points scorer with 8 points, 5 goals and 3 assists, with Conor Garland racking up 7 points, 1 goal and 6 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Kevin Lankinen have a 2.57 goal against average with a .923 save percentage.

Dallas Stars – Last 10 Games

The Stars have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 25.9 shots on goal, with a 21.4% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.7 goals from 29.5 shots, averaging 4.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 77.1%.

The top points scorer is Thomas Harley with 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, while Jason Robertson is next in line after registering 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 3.29 GAA with a .889 SV%.

Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

Make the most of Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars with our betting analysis that includes an expert match prediction, expected scoreline, key player prop picks and a value-focused bet builder.

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 -120 that the home team win in regulation time.

Our hockey predictions are built after tracking the latest team news and reviewing recent form. We also dive into up-to-date NHL stats, which often serve as a solid barometer for how the action might unfold.

Key Canucks vs Stars stats:

  • Stars have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Stars have won 12 of their last 20 games.
  • Stars have won 3 consecutive games.
  • Canucks have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • Canucks have lost 11 of their last 20 games.
  • Canucks have lost their last 2 games.

Stars 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 54.6% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our cappers calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Elias Pettersson Under 1.5 Shots -105 BetMGM logo

Elias Pettersson (Canucks) has finished with Under 1.5 shots on goal in 12 of the past 13 games. Using this stat, we can take betting odds of -105 that this Shots on Goal wager falls short of the line.

Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Stars
To Score Wyatt Johnston
Shots on Goal Elias Pettersson Under 1.5

Take a same game parlay that incorporates the Stars winning in 60 minutes along with Wyatt Johnston (Stars) to score and Elias Pettersson (Canucks) to register Over 1.5 shots.

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Vancouver Canucks 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.

Stars Heavy Favorites in Eyes of the Books

Dallas Stars have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 64% probability due to their -175 Moneyline betting odds. Vancouver Canucks are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +146.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +106.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

The gambling sites also allow you to place player prop bets such as Goaltender Saves, Powerplay Points, Assists and Goals. This means you can focus on an individual player’s performance rather than wager on the actual outcome of the game in question.

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Vancouver Canucks logo Vancouver Canucks Stats
Dallas Stars logo 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
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
44 Kiefer Sherwood 3 14.03 3 0 3 0
6 Brock Boeser 3 17.8 2 0 2 -1
72 Filip Chytil 3 16.8 2 0 2 -2
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
96 Mikko Rantanen 3 20.53 1 4 5 2
24 Roope Hintz 3 20.4 1 4 5 3
55 Thomas Harley 3 23.53 1 4 5 1

Injuries & Suspensions

Vancouver Canucks Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Teddy Blugers
Injured
Derek Forbort
Injured
Nils Hoeglander
Injured

Dallas Stars Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Oskar Baeck
Injured
Matt Duchene
Injured
Jamie Benn
Injured

Starting Lineups

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

Vancouver Canucks logo Vancouver Canucks

1
Casey DeSmith
23
Esa Lindell
4
Miro Heiskanen
18
Sam Steel
24
Roope Hintz
96
Mikko Rantanen
8
Conor Garland
40
Elias Pettersson
18
Drew O'Connor
17
Filip Hronek
43
Quinn Hughes
35
Thatcher Demko

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

Vancouver Canucks logo Vancouver Canucks

1
Casey DeSmith
55
Thomas Harley
5
Nils Lundkvist
21
Jason Robertson
53
Wyatt Johnston
91
Tyler Seguin
6
Brock Boeser
72
Filip Chytil
74
Jake DeBrusk
57
Tyler Myers
29
Marcus Pettersson
35
Thatcher Demko

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

Vancouver Canucks logo Vancouver Canucks

1
Casey DeSmith
6
Lian Bichsel
28
Alexander Petrovic
49
Justin Hryckowian
22
Mavrik Bourque
15
Colin Blackwell
44
Kiefer Sherwood
54
Aatu Raety
91
Evander Kane
90
Vittorio Mancini
25
Elias Pettersson
35
Thatcher Demko

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

Vancouver Canucks logo Vancouver Canucks

1
Casey DeSmith
73
Adam Erne
12
Radek Faksa
11
Nathan Bastian
94
Linus Karlsson
63
Max Sasson
13
Arshdeep Bains
35
Thatcher Demko

Previous Vancouver Canucks Lineups

13 Oct NHL
Blues 5-2 Canucks
11 Oct NHL
Canucks 1-3 Oilers
09 Oct NHL
Flames 1-5 Canucks
16 Apr NHL
Golden Knights 4-1 Canucks
14 Apr NHL
Sharks 1-2 Canucks
12 Apr NHL
Wild 3-2 Canucks
10 Apr NHL
Canucks 4-1 Avalanche
08 Apr NHL
Canucks 6-5 Stars
06 Apr NHL
Golden Knights 3-2 Canucks
05 Apr NHL
Ducks 2-6 Canucks

Previous Dallas Stars Lineups

14 Oct NHL
Wild 2-5 Stars
11 Oct NHL
Stars 5-4 Avalanche
09 Oct NHL
Stars 5-4 Jets
29 May NHL Playoffs
Oilers 6-3 Stars
27 May NHL Playoffs
Stars 1-4 Oilers
25 May NHL Playoffs
Stars 1-6 Oilers
23 May NHL Playoffs
Oilers 3-0 Stars
21 May NHL Playoffs
Oilers 3-6 Stars
17 May NHL Playoffs
Jets 1-2 Stars
15 May NHL Playoffs
Stars 0-4 Jets
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 30 19 9 2 40 0.667 13 17 101 85 16 10-5-1 9-4-1 2-1 6-4 2W
2 Washington 31 18 9 4 40 0.645 17 18 105 78 27 10-5-2 8-4-2 0-4 7-3 1L
3 NY Islanders 32 18 11 3 39 0.609 13 16 97 91 6 9-6-2 9-5-1 2-3 6-4 2W
4 Philadelphia 29 16 9 4 36 0.621 9 11 87 81 6 10-5-3 6-4-1 5-0 6-4 1L
5 Pittsburgh 29 14 8 7 35 0.603 13 14 90 85 5 6-5-3 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 3L
6 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 35 0.565 11 15 92 100 -8 9-5-1 8-8-0 2-0 4-6 1L
7 NY Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 11 14 83 84 -1 3-8-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 3L
8 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 7 9 94 109 -15 6-4-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 4L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 0.613 15 18 102 80 22 8-7-0 10-4-2 0-0 6-4 2W
2 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 0.594 13 17 107 99 8 11-5-0 8-8-0 2-0 7-3 4W
3 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 0.578 13 15 100 109 -9 9-6-1 8-6-2 2-2 4-6 1L
4 Montreal 30 16 11 3 35 0.583 9 14 97 107 -10 7-8-1 9-3-2 2-2 6-4 1W
5 Toronto 30 14 11 5 33 0.55 10 14 99 96 3 9-4-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 1L
6 Florida 30 15 13 2 32 0.533 13 14 94 99 -5 10-6-2 5-7-0 1-1 4-6 1L
7 Ottawa 30 14 12 4 32 0.533 10 11 96 99 -3 6-6-2 8-6-2 3-0 4-6 1W
8 Buffalo 31 13 14 4 30 0.484 9 11 95 108 -13 9-5-2 4-9-2 2-0 5-5 2W
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 31 22 2 7 51 0.823 20 22 124 72 52 12-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 1W
2 Dallas 32 21 6 5 47 0.734 17 18 111 85 26 10-4-1 11-2-4 3-2 8-2 1L
3 Minnesota 31 17 9 5 39 0.629 11 14 90 83 7 9-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 2W
4 Chicago 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 12 13 91 94 -3 7-5-3 6-7-3 0-2 3-7 1L
5 Utah 32 14 15 3 31 0.484 11 14 96 94 2 7-5-1 7-10-2 0-0 3-7 3L
6 St Louis 33 12 14 7 31 0.47 12 12 84 118 -34 6-7-4 6-7-3 0-2 5-5 1W
7 Winnipeg 30 14 15 1 29 0.483 12 13 91 95 -4 7-7-0 7-8-1 1-1 2-8 3L
8 Nashville 30 12 14 4 28 0.467 8 10 85 105 -20 8-8-2 4-6-2 2-0 6-4 2W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 30 15 6 9 39 0.65 11 14 93 88 5 7-4-4 8-2-5 1-3 5-5 1W
2 Anaheim 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 11 15 113 103 10 11-4-0 8-7-1 4-0 6-4 1L
3 LA Kings 30 14 8 8 36 0.6 9 13 82 80 2 4-6-3 10-2-5 1-5 4-6 1L
4 Edmonton 31 14 11 6 34 0.548 9 14 103 107 -4 8-3-3 6-8-3 0-2 5-5 1W
5 San Jose 32 15 14 3 33 0.516 8 14 90 105 -15 9-5-3 6-9-0 1-1 5-5 1W
6 Seattle 28 12 10 6 30 0.536 7 12 70 85 -15 7-5-3 5-5-3 0-3 3-7 1W
7 Calgary 32 12 16 4 28 0.438 10 10 82 96 -14 7-5-2 5-11-2 2-2 6-4 1L
8 Vancouver 31 11 17 3 25 0.403 7 9 87 111 -24 4-10-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 2L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 30 19 9 2 40 0.667 13 17 101 85 16 10-5-1 9-4-1 2-1 6-4 2W
2 Washington 31 18 9 4 40 0.645 17 18 105 78 27 10-5-2 8-4-2 0-4 7-3 1L
3 NY Islanders 32 18 11 3 39 0.609 13 16 97 91 6 9-6-2 9-5-1 2-3 6-4 2W
4 Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 0.613 15 18 102 80 22 8-7-0 10-4-2 0-0 6-4 2W
5 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 0.594 13 17 107 99 8 11-5-0 8-8-0 2-0 7-3 4W
6 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 0.578 13 15 100 109 -9 9-6-1 8-6-2 2-2 4-6 1L
7 Philadelphia 29 16 9 4 36 0.621 9 11 87 81 6 10-5-3 6-4-1 5-0 6-4 1L
8 Pittsburgh 29 14 8 7 35 0.603 13 14 90 85 5 6-5-3 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 3L
9 Montreal 30 16 11 3 35 0.583 9 14 97 107 -10 7-8-1 9-3-2 2-2 6-4 1W
10 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 35 0.565 11 15 92 100 -8 9-5-1 8-8-0 2-0 4-6 1L
11 NY Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 11 14 83 84 -1 3-8-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 3L
12 Toronto 30 14 11 5 33 0.55 10 14 99 96 3 9-4-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 1L
13 Florida 30 15 13 2 32 0.533 13 14 94 99 -5 10-6-2 5-7-0 1-1 4-6 1L
14 Ottawa 30 14 12 4 32 0.533 10 11 96 99 -3 6-6-2 8-6-2 3-0 4-6 1W
15 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 7 9 94 109 -15 6-4-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 4L
16 Buffalo 31 13 14 4 30 0.484 9 11 95 108 -13 9-5-2 4-9-2 2-0 5-5 2W
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 31 22 2 7 51 0.823 20 22 124 72 52 12-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 1W
2 Dallas 32 21 6 5 47 0.734 17 18 111 85 26 10-4-1 11-2-4 3-2 8-2 1L
3 Vegas 30 15 6 9 39 0.65 11 14 93 88 5 7-4-4 8-2-5 1-3 5-5 1W
4 Anaheim 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 11 15 113 103 10 11-4-0 8-7-1 4-0 6-4 1L
5 Minnesota 31 17 9 5 39 0.629 11 14 90 83 7 9-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 2W
6 LA Kings 30 14 8 8 36 0.6 9 13 82 80 2 4-6-3 10-2-5 1-5 4-6 1L
7 Edmonton 31 14 11 6 34 0.548 9 14 103 107 -4 8-3-3 6-8-3 0-2 5-5 1W
8 San Jose 32 15 14 3 33 0.516 8 14 90 105 -15 9-5-3 6-9-0 1-1 5-5 1W
9 Chicago 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 12 13 91 94 -3 7-5-3 6-7-3 0-2 3-7 1L
10 Utah 32 14 15 3 31 0.484 11 14 96 94 2 7-5-1 7-10-2 0-0 3-7 3L
11 St Louis 33 12 14 7 31 0.47 12 12 84 118 -34 6-7-4 6-7-3 0-2 5-5 1W
12 Seattle 28 12 10 6 30 0.536 7 12 70 85 -15 7-5-3 5-5-3 0-3 3-7 1W
13 Winnipeg 30 14 15 1 29 0.483 12 13 91 95 -4 7-7-0 7-8-1 1-1 2-8 3L
14 Nashville 30 12 14 4 28 0.467 8 10 85 105 -20 8-8-2 4-6-2 2-0 6-4 2W
15 Calgary 32 12 16 4 28 0.438 10 10 82 96 -14 7-5-2 5-11-2 2-2 6-4 1L
16 Vancouver 31 11 17 3 25 0.403 7 9 87 111 -24 4-10-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 2L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 31 22 2 7 51 0.823 20 22 124 72 52 12-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 1W
2 Dallas 32 21 6 5 47 0.734 17 18 111 85 26 10-4-1 11-2-4 3-2 8-2 1L
3 Carolina 30 19 9 2 40 0.667 13 17 101 85 16 10-5-1 9-4-1 2-1 6-4 2W
4 Washington 31 18 9 4 40 0.645 17 18 105 78 27 10-5-2 8-4-2 0-4 7-3 1L
5 Vegas 30 15 6 9 39 0.65 11 14 93 88 5 7-4-4 8-2-5 1-3 5-5 1W
6 Anaheim 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 11 15 113 103 10 11-4-0 8-7-1 4-0 6-4 1L
7 Minnesota 31 17 9 5 39 0.629 11 14 90 83 7 9-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 2W
8 NY Islanders 32 18 11 3 39 0.609 13 16 97 91 6 9-6-2 9-5-1 2-3 6-4 2W
9 Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 0.613 15 18 102 80 22 8-7-0 10-4-2 0-0 6-4 2W
10 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 0.594 13 17 107 99 8 11-5-0 8-8-0 2-0 7-3 4W
11 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 0.578 13 15 100 109 -9 9-6-1 8-6-2 2-2 4-6 1L
12 Philadelphia 29 16 9 4 36 0.621 9 11 87 81 6 10-5-3 6-4-1 5-0 6-4 1L
13 LA Kings 30 14 8 8 36 0.6 9 13 82 80 2 4-6-3 10-2-5 1-5 4-6 1L
14 Pittsburgh 29 14 8 7 35 0.603 13 14 90 85 5 6-5-3 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 3L
15 Montreal 30 16 11 3 35 0.583 9 14 97 107 -10 7-8-1 9-3-2 2-2 6-4 1W
16 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 35 0.565 11 15 92 100 -8 9-5-1 8-8-0 2-0 4-6 1L
17 Edmonton 31 14 11 6 34 0.548 9 14 103 107 -4 8-3-3 6-8-3 0-2 5-5 1W
18 NY Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 11 14 83 84 -1 3-8-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 3L
19 Toronto 30 14 11 5 33 0.55 10 14 99 96 3 9-4-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 1L
20 San Jose 32 15 14 3 33 0.516 8 14 90 105 -15 9-5-3 6-9-0 1-1 5-5 1W
21 Florida 30 15 13 2 32 0.533 13 14 94 99 -5 10-6-2 5-7-0 1-1 4-6 1L
22 Ottawa 30 14 12 4 32 0.533 10 11 96 99 -3 6-6-2 8-6-2 3-0 4-6 1W
23 Chicago 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 12 13 91 94 -3 7-5-3 6-7-3 0-2 3-7 1L
24 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 7 9 94 109 -15 6-4-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 4L
25 Utah 32 14 15 3 31 0.484 11 14 96 94 2 7-5-1 7-10-2 0-0 3-7 3L
26 St Louis 33 12 14 7 31 0.47 12 12 84 118 -34 6-7-4 6-7-3 0-2 5-5 1W
27 Seattle 28 12 10 6 30 0.536 7 12 70 85 -15 7-5-3 5-5-3 0-3 3-7 1W
28 Buffalo 31 13 14 4 30 0.484 9 11 95 108 -13 9-5-2 4-9-2 2-0 5-5 2W
29 Winnipeg 30 14 15 1 29 0.483 12 13 91 95 -4 7-7-0 7-8-1 1-1 2-8 3L
30 Nashville 30 12 14 4 28 0.467 8 10 85 105 -20 8-8-2 4-6-2 2-0 6-4 2W
31 Calgary 32 12 16 4 28 0.438 10 10 82 96 -14 7-5-2 5-11-2 2-2 6-4 1L
32 Vancouver 31 11 17 3 25 0.403 7 9 87 111 -24 4-10-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 2L