Stars vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 6

The Anaheim Ducks (8-3-1) will visit the Dallas Stars (7-3-3) on Thursday, with Cutter Gauthier coming off a hat trick in the Ducks' last game. Stars (-192) versus Ducks (+160) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Dallas earned a shootout victory at home its last time out on Nov. 4 against the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, taking the shootout 2-1 to clinch the win. Mikko Rantanen (two goals and one assist) and Wyatt Johnston (three assists) both had three points for the Stars.

Anaheim won at home in its last game on Nov. 4, 7-3 over the Florida Panthers. Gauthier led the Ducks with four points (three goals and one assist) in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will secure the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Ducks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Ducks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Ducks game.

• Favorite: Stars (-192)
• Underdog: Ducks (+160)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have been victorious in six of their 10 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (60.0%).
• Dallas has been a moneyline favorite of -192 or shorter in only two games this season, and split them 1-1.
• The Stars' implied moneyline win probability is 65.8% in this game.
• Dallas and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in six of 13 games this season.

Ducks Betting Insights

• This season the Ducks have won five of the eight games in which they've been an underdog.
• Anaheim has played as a moneyline underdog of +160 or longer twice so far this season. They lost both games.
• The Ducks have a 38.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Anaheim has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in seven of 12 games this season.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 35 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 27th in the league.
• The Stars have allowed 38 total goals (2.9 per game), the 10th-fewest in NHL play.
• It has the league's 20th-ranked goal differential at -3.
• The 14 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 45 power-play chances.
• Dallas has the league's fifth-best power-play conversion rate (31.11%).
• Dallas has the league's 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.79%).
• Dallas wins the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.4%.
• The Stars shoot 10.4% as a team (21st in the league).

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim is seventh in the league in scoring (47 goals, 3.9 per game).
• The Ducks' total of 37 goals allowed (3.1 per game) is ninth in the NHL.
• It has the fifth-best goal differential in the league at +10.
• With 10 power-play goals (on 49 chances), the Ducks are ninth-best in the NHL.
• Anaheim scores on 20.41% of its power plays, No. 15 in the NHL.
• This season, the Ducks have two shorthanded goals (fifth in NHL).
• At 79.49%, Anaheim has the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Anaheim is 25th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.3%).
• With a shooting percentage of 12.5%, the Ducks are sixth in the league.