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Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues

April 17, 2024





The St. Louis Blues will travel to Dallas, Texas, to face the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Arena. The game, which will start at 9:30 PM ET on Wednesday night and air on TNT and Max, will be played at the American Airlines Arena.

St. Louis Blues Team Preview

The St. Louis Blues will miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season. They enter this game with a record of 43-33-5 and 91 points, which puts them five points behind the Vegas Golden Knights. The game against the Dallas Stars will be their last game in the 2023-24 NHL season. 

The Blues had a solid month in April, compiling a record of 4-3, including a win at home against the Edmonton Oilers in overtime by a score of 3-2. This will be the fourth and final time the Blues will face the Stars this season. The Blues have won two of the three meetings this season and are on a two-game winning streak in the series, winning by an average margin of 1 goal per game in those contests. 

The St. Louis Blues will look to secure the regular season series win 3-1 when they travel to face the Dallas Stars.

Dallas Stars Team Preview

The Dallas Stars will be in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season and are locked in as the top overall seed in the Western Conference. They enter this game with a record of 54-21-9 and 111 points. Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues will be their last game of the regular season. They will either face the Vegas Golden Knights or Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

The Stars were among the highest-scoring teams this season, as they ranked 3rd in scoring with an average of 3.65 goals per game. Dallas has won three of their last four games following Saturday’s 3-1 win at home against the Seattle Kraken. The Dallas Stars have lost the previous two games in the series against the St. Louis Blues, lost by an average margin of 1 goal per game in those contests, and split the last ten games. However, in those meetings, the Stars have outscored the Blues by an average of 2.3 to 2.1 goals per game. 

The Dallas Stars will look to end their two-game losing streak in the series when they host the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

Odds and Series Trends

BetNow has the Dallas Stars listed as -227 moneyline favorites at home against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. The Blues have won two of the last three games in the series and have outscored the Stars by an average of 2.33 to 2 goals per game in those meetings. The teams have split the last ten games overall in the series, with the Stars having outscored the Blues by an average of 2.3 to 2.1 goals per game in those matchups.

Game Pick

Both teams were highly competitive this season, with the Stars finishing the season with the best record in the Western Conference while the Blues finished just outside of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the conference. The Blues have won two of the previous three games in the series, while the teams have split the last ten games. I look forward to the matchup being a tightly contested game on Wednesday night, so I am taking the puck line for the St. Louis Blues at +1.5 when they travel to face the Dallas Stars.

Spooky Express Pick: St. Louis Blues Puck Line +1.5 (-135)