This is a 7* on DALLAS

The Stars’ season got off to a late start because of COVID. But when they finally hit the ice, they opened 4-0 with all those wins coming at home. The next four were on the road and those didn’t go as well as they finished with a 1-2-1 record against Carolina and Columbus. But now they get to return to Dallas for the first time in more than a week and it looks to be a favorable matchup vs. the Blackhawks. Chicago did win its last game, a 6-4 surprise against Carolina where they came in at +150 on the money line. But that was just their fourth win of the season, two of which were against lowly Detroit. Dallas has also beaten Detroit a couple times. It’s hard to look past the fact the Stars scored seven times in two of their four home games. They ended up with a +13 goal differential in the four victories. Chicago has lost all six road games and done so by an average of 2.2 goals per game. That’s horrendous. The home team has won each of the last four times these clubs have met. It’ll be a rookie goaltender starting today for the Stars, but we don’t see that as a downgrade considering Anton Khudobin has allowed 11 goals the last three games. Play on DALLAS

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