Stars vs. Bruins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 31

The Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a win -- will face each other on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at TD Garden in Boston. The bookmakers have made the Stars solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Bruins are at +114.

Dallas suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat on the road its last time out on March 29 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Arttu Hyry had one point (one goal) for the Stars.

Boston got a 4-3 road victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 29 in its last game, winning the shootout 2-1. Viktor Arvidsson (three assists) and Pavel Zacha (two goals and one assist) both had three points for the Bruins in that matchup.

To prepare for this matchup, here's who we project to take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey contest.

Stars vs. Bruins Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Bruins 4 - Stars 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Bruins Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Bruins matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-135)
• Underdog: Bruins (+114)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have gone 33-23 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Dallas is 26-16 (winning 61.9% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Stars' implied win probability is 57.4%.
• In 34 games this season, Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Bruins Betting Insights

• This season the Bruins have been an underdog 46 times, and won 23, or 50.0%, of those games.
• Boston has a record of 17-19 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The Bruins have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Boston's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 38 of 72 times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 247 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the eighth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Stars have been one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, conceding 199 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank second.
• Its goal differential (+48) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 65 power-play goals the Stars have recorded this season (on 226 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Dallas' 28.76% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• The Stars have recorded four shorthanded goals this season (25th among NHL teams).
• Dallas' 80.89% penalty-kill success rate ranks 11th in the league.
• Dallas wins 51.9% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars shoot 13.1% as a team (second in the league).

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 246 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank ninth in the NHL.
• The Bruins' total of 227 goals conceded (3.1 per game) is 18th in the NHL.
• It has the 10th-best goal differential in the league at +19.
• With 53 power-play goals (on 223 chances), the Bruins are fifth-best in the NHL.
• Boston's power-play percentage (23.77) ranks the team eighth in the league.
• The Bruins have two shorthanded goals (29th in NHL).
• At 76.45%, Boston has the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Boston is fifth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.6%).
• The 12.2% shooting percentage of the Bruins is fourth in the league.