Avalanche vs. Stars NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 14

The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars -- the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat -- will play on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET, at Ball Arena in Denver. Avalanche (-142) versus Stars (+120) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Colorado won 3-2 on the road its last time out on Oct. 13 against the Dallas Stars. The Avalanche got two points each out of Martin Necas (two goals) and Nathan MacKinnon (two assists).

Dallas' last game was a home loss, 3-2, to the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 13. Jake Oettinger had 22 saves for the Stars while allowing three Avalanche goals in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which team will bring home the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Stars Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Avalanche 5 - Stars 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Stars Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Avalanche-Stars game.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-142)
• Underdog: Stars (+120)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Avalanche have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 3-2 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter, Colorado has compiled a 3-2 record (winning 60.0% of its games).
• The Avalanche have a 58.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Colorado and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in four of six games this season.

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars are an underdog for the first time this season.
• Dallas has not had a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +120.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 45.5% chance of victory for the Stars.
• Dallas has not played a game this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals scored.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado has scored the second-most goals in the NHL (29 total, 4.8 per game).
• The Avalanche rank 13th in goals against, allowing 19 total goals (3.2 per game) in league play.
• Its +10 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.
• The five power-play goals the Avalanche have put up this season (ninth-most in the NHL) have come on 21 power-play chances.
• Colorado has the league's seventh-best power-play conversion rate (23.81%).
• Colorado's 80% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.
• Colorado wins 49.1% of its faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche shoot 15.5% as a team (second in the league).

Stars Key Stats

• With 13 goals (2.2 per game), Dallas has the league's 29th-ranked offense.
• The Stars allow only 1.7 goals per game (10 in total), the least in the NHL.
• it has the 11th-ranked goal differential in the league at +3.
• The Stars have two power-play goals (on 14 chances), 24th in the NHL.
• Dallas scores on 14.29% of its power plays, No. 25 in the league.
• The 85% penalty-kill percentage of Dallas is 10th in the NHL.
• Dallas is second in faceoff win rate in the NHL (56.3%).
• The Stars' 8.7% shooting percentage is 27th in the league.