New York Rangers vs Dallas Stars Prediction: Expect a high-scoring encounter

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Rangers are having a solid regular season. We shouldn't be surprised by that; after all, they have a very strong and skilled roster capable of solving big problems. Another thing is that the Blueshirts have had enough experience and class in the past, but they couldn't boast good results. Peter Laviolette found a common language with the leaders in his first year of work, who played even better than before, and that's why we see the New York team among the league leaders. They had a bad January, but they overcame the crisis and have won their last seven games in a row, which has allowed them to move up to third in the Eastern Conference standings.

Dallas is another team that demonstrates excellent results in the current regular championship. The Texans also have a very strong roster, which includes skilled hockey players with experience in big wins and promising youngsters with solid ambitions. This combination allows them to play at a consistently high level. In the last 12 games, the Stars have been held scoreless only once, losing to Toronto 4:5 three more times outside of regulation time and winning the remaining eight battles. This surge has helped them reach second place in the Western Conference standings, and the gap to the leading Vancouver is only four points.

Rangers failed in January, which caused them to lose several positions in the Eastern Conference standings, but even before the All-Star break, they realized it was time to end the crisis, and after the break in the championship continued to win. They have not known the bitterness of defeat in seven consecutive games, and now they have an excellent chance to extend the successful streak. The opponents will be the second-best team in the Western Conference, but the Texans lost their last two games and spent a lot of energy and emotion, as the opponents were very high-profile teams.

In recent years, the Rangers and Dallas have enjoyed high goal-scoring activity. In four previous head-to-head meetings, the teams have combined for 32 goals (8.00 average per game), and in three out of four cases, the Blueshirts and Stars have scored at least three goals each.