Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Prediction: Expect a win for the home team

Prediction for the NHL Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues match, which will take place on April 14. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Dallas has made serious progress over the past year. If the Texans got only the seventh place in the cup battles last season and therefore were suddenly eliminated in the first round of the playoffs from Calgary, now they will start the first round of the Stanley Cup in the native walls, which should be a good help for them. Moreover, now the Texans are in good shape, as in the last eight meetings, they had seven wins, losing only once to Colorado - 2:5. That put them in third place in the Western Conference standings. They're in first place in the Central Division but ahead of Colorado by points lost.

St. Louis had a very weak season, a real sensation, as they accustomed us to consistently good results. Making the playoffs for them is a mandatory program. Now all of that didn't happen. By the end of winter, it was already clear that the Cup battles did not threaten them, and therefore they began to distribute their key players to be able to make maneuvers in the offseason. Now the Bluesmen are not in great shape without any motivation. In their last six games, they lost four times, dropping them to 11th place in the Western Conference standings.

For St. Louis, this season hasn't lost any tournament motivation; it's unlikely the Musicians care much whether they finish in 11th or 12th place. But the Texans continue to fight for the lead in the Central Division, and the two points in the upcoming game will help them increase the likelihood of a positive outcome. The Stars are in good shape, winning their last five games. In the current regular season, they've taken both of their head-to-head meetings with the Musicians, 4:1 and 5:2. And now Peter Debure's wards are the favorites of the confrontation, so we should bet on the victory of Dallas.

Dallas consistently beats all opponents lately and scores a lot in these battles. In the previous eight meetings, the Stars scored 33 goals (4.13 average per game), which is an excellent indicator. At the same time, they allowed their opponents to hit their goal 24 times (4.00 average per game) in the last six games, which indicates the problems with their defensive structure. Given this, we would expect to see Dallas's individual total over 3.5 pucks and place a bet on Evgeny Dadonov's total over 0.5.