Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators Prediction: Don’t expect a high-scoring game

Prediction for the NHL Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators match, which will take place on December 9. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Dallas started the regular season strong. In the first three games, the Stars dominated the ice, defeating their opponents by a combined score of 13:3, and after that, they often collected points, but by the end of November, things were not going well. First, they lost to Winnipeg and Colorado 4:5 and 1:4, then they beat St. Louis and Anaheim 4:1 and 5:0, but in the last two games, they lost to Minnesota and Toronto 5:6 and 0:4, respectively. Such uneven results allow the team to sit in fourth place in the Western Conference standings, six points behind the leader.

For Ottawa, the current regular season is challenging but not hopeless. Already in the season opener, the Senators pleased their fans with a four-game winning streak, but then there were seven losses in a row. Gradually, the team began to climb out of the hole, and by December, they made a decent run. The Red and Black had four wins in their last six meetings, losing only to the Rangers and Los Angeles 1:3 and 2:5, respectively. Ottawa currently sits in penultimate place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Dallas has been a playoff contender recently and even reached the Stanley Cup Final a couple of years ago. Ottawa has been among the league's outsiders all this time, lacking any serious ambition. Despite that, the Senators won their last four head-to-head meetings. And now they should be closer to success, as they are in better shape than the stars. The Texans won only twice in the previous six games, while the Canadians have four victories over a similar distance. As a result, a bet on Ottawa won't lose at odds of about 1.20 is in order.

We should not expect high-scoring activity from the upcoming confrontation. The rivalry between Dallas and Ottawa is not very productive, as, in the last five head-to-head encounters, the teams have only managed 25 goals (5.00 on average per game). Lately, both teams are playing with low-scoring results more frequently, so we would consider a total under 6.5 pucks at odds close to 1.74, and separately, we suggest betting o Drake Batherson's total over 0.5 points bet at 1.75.

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