Stars vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 7

Two squads at different ends of the Western Conference standings will meet when the Dallas Stars (45-20-12, second place) host the Calgary Flames (32-36-8, 14th) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. The Flames are big underdogs on the road, at +200, and the Stars are -245.

Dallas fell 2-0 at home its last time out on April 4 against the Colorado Avalanche. Jake Oettinger saved zero Avalanche shots while allowing zero goals.

Calgary won on the road in its last game on April 4, 5-3 over the Anaheim Ducks. Matvei Gridin (one goal and one assist) and Morgan Frost (two goals) were among the three Flames skaters who collected two points each in that matchup.

Here's our pick for who will secure the win in Tuesday's matchup.

Stars vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Flames 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Flames Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Flames game.

• Favorite: Stars (-245)
• Underdog: Flames (+200)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have been victorious in 34 of their 58 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (58.6%).
• Dallas is 2-1 when it has played with moneyline odds of -245 or shorter (66.7% win percentage).
• The Stars' implied moneyline win probability is 71.0% in this contest.
• Dallas and its opponent have posted more than 5.5 goals in 39 of 75 games this season.

Flames Betting Insights

• The Flames have been made an underdog 61 times this season, and won 22, or 36.1%, of those games.
• Calgary has not won as an underdog of +200 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Flames have a 33.3% chance to win.
• Calgary's games this season have had over 5.5 goals 41 of 75 times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas has scored the 10th-most goals in the NHL (253 total, 3.3 per game).
• The Stars have conceded 207 total goals (2.7 per game), the second-fewest in NHL play.
• Its +46 goal differential is the third-best in the league.
• The 67 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (on 232 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Dallas' 28.88% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• The Stars have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
• Dallas has the league's 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.95%).
• Dallas wins 51.5% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars shoot 13% as a team (second in the league).

Flames Key Stats

• With 195 goals (2.6 per game), Calgary has the NHL's 32nd-ranked offense.
• The Flames' total of 240 goals given up (3.2 per game) is 23rd in the NHL.
• it has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -45.
• With 35 power-play goals (on 214 chances), the Flames are 30th in the NHL.
• Calgary scores on 16.36% of its power plays, No. 31 in the NHL.
• This season, the Flames have 11 shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• The 79.56% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is 14th in the league.
• Calgary is 23rd in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.2%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9%, the Flames are 32nd in the league.