Avalanche vs. Stars NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 18

The Colorado Avalanche (44-13-9) will host the Dallas Stars (42-15-10) on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET, in a game featuring the top two clubs in the Western Conference. The Stars are underdogs away from home, at +120, and the Avalanche are -142.

Colorado's last game was a 7-2 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 16. Six Avalanche skaters recorded one point each, including Nathan MacKinnon (one goal) and Gavin Brindley (one assist).

Dallas' most recent game was a home loss, 6-3, to the Utah Mammoth on March 16. Nine Stars skaters recorded one point each in that outing, including Arttu Hyry (one assist) and Esa Lindell (one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a glimpse at which squad we think will bring home the victory in Wednesday's action on the ice.

Avalanche vs. Stars Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 3 - Avalanche 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.93 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Stars Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Avalanche-Stars matchup.

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

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche are 43-21 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Colorado is 38-18 when it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (67.9% win percentage).
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Avalanche have a 58.7% chance to win.
• In 29 of 66 matches this season, Colorado and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have been listed as an underdog 15 times this season, and won nine, or 60.0%, of those games.
• Dallas is 1-3 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Stars have a 45.5% chance to win.
• Dallas has played 33 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado leads the NHL with 246 total goals (3.7 per game).
• Defensively, the Avalanche have been the stingiest squad in NHL action, conceding 165 total goals (2.5 per game).
• Its +81 goal differential is the best in the league.
• The 34 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season rank 22nd in the NHL (on 215 power-play chances).
• Colorado has the league's 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.81%).
• The Avalanche have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Colorado kills 82.45% of opponent power plays, the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Colorado wins the ninth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.1%.
• The Avalanche make 11.1% of their shots (15th in the league).

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 231 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank sixth in the league.
• The Stars have one of the top defenses in the NHL, conceding 180 total goals (2.7 per game), second in the NHL.
• It has the second-best goal differential in the league at +51.
• With 60 power-play goals (on 203 chances), the Stars are second-best in the NHL.
• Dallas' power-play percentage (29.56) ranks the team second in the league.
• The Stars have three shorthanded goals (24th in league).
• The 80.88% penalty-kill percentage of Dallas is 10th in the NHL.
• At 52.1%, Dallas has the league's sixth-best faceoff win rate.
• The 13.3% shooting percentage of the Stars leads the league.