Carolina Hurricanes vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/21/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Venue:  American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +120, Stars -142; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +120, Stars -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +120, Stars -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Carolina Hurricanes:  27-16-3 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

Dallas Stars:  29-16-1 (2nd place, Central Division)

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Carolina Hurricanes:  5-3-2 last 10

Dallas Stars:  7-3-0 last 10

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 57 points, a 27-16-3 record overall, and they are 9-11-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Chicago Blackhawks still to be played on Monday night. Seth Jarvis led the team in goals scored with 2 while Jackson Blake scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jordan Martinook led the team in assists with 2 while Brent Burns led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Pyotr Kochetkov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 31 shots with 29 saves and a .935 save percentage. Their offense has scored 152 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 129 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Stars are entering this game with 59 points, a 29-16-1 record overall, and they are 17-6-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Detroit Red Wings in their last game, winning that one at home 4-1. Jason Robertson, Matěj Blümel, Mavrik Bourque, and Wyatt Johnston each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matt Duchene led the team in assists with 2 while Colin Blackwell led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 34 shots with 33 saves and a .971 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 148 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 115 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Stars listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Stars have looked really good in their games this season with their 29-16-1 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. They are coming off a win over the Red Wings in their last one, starting to get hot again, and they have looked great on home ice with their 17-6-1 home record. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes have looked really good in their games this season with their 27-16-3 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the East. They are also coming off a win in their last one, winning a tight 3-2 game over the Golden Knights at home, but they have not looked as good in their road games this year with their 9-11-2 road record. They got that win in their last one in a tight game at home, but they haven't looked great lately with their 5-3-2 record in their last 10 games and it won't help being on the road against one of the best in the West. The Stars are coming off a win over the Red Wings in their last one and have been the hotter team lately with their 7-3-0 record in their last 10 games. Their defense has also been a lot better than the Hurricanes all season so the Stars have a big edge in this game with the home advantage on their side too. The Stars have the talent to take advantage of the way the Hurricanes have played in road games this season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game. 

Hurricanes Stars Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, January 21, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Stars 4 Hurricanes 2.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 87-55 (+5.6 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 89-58 (+6 units) on the moneyline against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game. 61-27 (+20.9 units) on the moneyline when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 27-15 UNDER on Tuesday nights.

Dallas Stars: 40-36 (-12.7 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 12-17 (-15.5 units) on the moneyline off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more. 28-34 (-23.4 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 40-22 UNDER versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game.

Carolina Hurricanes:  W. Carrier (LW) Out - Lower Body. T. Jost (C) Out - Lower Body. J. Fast (RW) Out For Season - Neck.

Dallas Stars:  R. Hintz (C) Day To Day - Upper-body. M. Marchment (LW) Out - Face. T. Seguin (C) Out - Hip.

“It's Jordan Martinook. I'm glad you mentioned it because that was the play of the game. They literally would have had a tap-in backdoor and then he makes a play and then obviously also puts it up to Jordo and that was a nice play too. Definitely, that line was good. They always are, but I'm glad you mentioned that right off the hop because that was the game right there.” - Rod Brind’Amour on Jordan Martinook after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in their game on Friday.

“We’ve done a really good job of stopping the bleeding. We were a tired group tonight, running on some fumes. I thought we had a good formula to win. We got some early goals, got a power-play goal. I thought we really had some good detail to our defensive game the rest of the night. Coming off the Colorado game, we were just too loose. We gave up way too much. We can’t play that way. We’re not going to outscore teams with Roope (Hintz), (Mason) Marchment, and (Tyler) Seguin out of the lineup. We’ve got to play a tight, detailed game, and I thought we did that tonight.” - Pete DeBoer after his team’s win against the Red Wings in their game on Sunday.

LW Andrei Svechnikov

C Sebastian Aho

RW Jackson Blake

LD Jaccob Slavin

RD Brent Burns

G Pyotr Kochetkov

LW Jason Robertson

C Wyatt Johnston

RW Evgenii Dadonov

LD Miro Heiskanen

RD Esa Lindell

G Jake Oettinger

Points: M. Necas (51)

Goals: J. Roslovic (17)

Assists: M. Necas (35)

GAA: F. Andersen (1.49)

Points: M. Duchene (45)

Goals: R. Hintz (19)

Assists: M. Duchene (27)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.26)

Coaches:

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (7th season)

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (3rd season)