Dallas vs San Jose Prediction: Betting on the Goals

Prediction for the NHL Dallas vs San Jose match, which will take place on January 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Dallas is having a great season. Last year, the Stars needed a serious shake-up, but it was different. All that was needed was a change of head coach. Peter DeBoer didn't waste a lot of time and almost immediately got his new team to make some progress. The Texans have looked particularly good of late. They had gone scoreless in their previous eight games only once, losing to Edmonton 3-6, to Carolina in overtime 4-5, and winning six times. So they broke into the lead of the Western Conference standings.

San Jose has failed in the current season. The Sharks are not even in contention for the playoffs playing poorly for the second year in a row. This season the Californians started with defeats. David Quinn's team struggled in the second half of December as well. In the last six meetings, they have just one win over Minnesota, 5-2, and have failed five games. Of course, with such problems, San Jose is only 14th in the Western Conference standings.

Dallas and San Jose have different skill levels and ambitions. The Stars are leading the Western Conference standings, having won the last three games. The Sharks have the opposite situation. They are experiencing another crisis, playing very weak hockey. Now the Texans are the favorites to win.

Dallas is not the most open and productive team, but they look decent on offense lately. In the three previous games, the Stars shoot 11 pucks (3.67 average per game). At the same time, San Jose has a troubled defense, conceding 24 pucks (4.80 average per game).

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