Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars Preview & Picks
Dallas are backed to win this battle of two in-form teams.
The Stars have been solid on the home ice and Boston come into this on the back of a road loss.
- Dallas Stars are 3-1 at home this season
- Boston Bruins lost 5-4 in Detroit last time out
- The two teams are allowing a combined 4.4 goals per game
- The Under has cashed in 8 of Boston’s 11 games so far
Head To Head
- This is the first meeting between the two teams this season
Boston Bruins Form
Boston head to Dallas having made an outstanding start to the season with nine wins from 11 games.
The Bruins opened with back-to-back home wins, beating Chicago 3-1 before downing Nashville 3-2.
They then won four straight games on the road, beating San Jose 3-1, Los Angeles 4-2, Anaheim 3-1 and Chicago 3-0, before seeing their perfect start end with a 4-3 overtime loss to Anaheim.
Boston rebounded to beat Detroit 4-1, and then followed that up with a 3-2 overtime victory over Florida and a shootout success against Toronto.
The Bruins failed to make it four wins in a row though, losing 5-4 in Detroit on Saturday night.
Dallas Stars Form
Dallas come into this matchup on the back of a loss, but they have made a strong start with seven wins in 10 games.
The Stars began the campaign with a shootout victory at home to St Louis, only to then lose a shootout at defending champions Vegas.
They rebounded quickly to beat Anaheim 3-2 on the road, before beating Philadelphia 5-4 in overtime at home and Pittsburgh 4-1 on their travels.
Dallas then bounced back from a 4-1 loss to Toronto with three straight wins, beating Columbus 5-3, Calgary 4-3 and Edmonton 4-3.
The Stars could not make it four consecutive wins though, suffering a 2-0 shutout loss in Vancouver at the weekend.