Stars vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 23

The Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their meeting at American Airlines Center on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Stars (-142) versus Kings (+120) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Dallas fell 5-1 at home its last time out on Oct. 21 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Adam Erne (one assist) and Colin Blackwell (one assist) were among the three Stars players who collected one point each.

Los Angeles won on the road in its last game on Oct. 21, 2-1 over the St. Louis Blues. Adrian Kempe led the Kings with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Thursday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Kings 4 - Stars 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.95 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Kings Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Kings matchup.

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

Stars Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Stars have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 2-3 in those games.
• Dallas is 1-2 (victorious in only 33.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter.
• The Stars have a 58.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Dallas and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in five of six games this season.

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have been made an underdog five times this season, and won twice.
• Los Angeles has played as an underdog of +120 or more once this season and won.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kings have a 45.5% chance to win.
• Los Angeles' games this season have had over 5.5 goals four of seven times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 19 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Stars rank 23rd in goals against, allowing 23 total goals (3.8 per game) in NHL play.
• It has the league's 23rd-ranked goal differential at -4.
• The five power-play goals the Stars have scored this season (on 17 power-play chances) are the eighth-most in the NHL.
• Dallas' 29.41% power-play conversion rate is the fifth-best in the league.
• Dallas kills 65% of opponent power plays, the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Dallas has the fifth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 54.1%.
• The Stars make 12.1% of their shots (ninth in the league).

Kings Key Stats

• With 18 goals (2.6 per game), Los Angeles has the NHL's 24th-ranked offense.
• The Kings allow 3.4 goals per game (24 in total), 25th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -6, the team is 27th in the league.
• With five power-play goals (on 19 chances), the Kings are eighth-best in the NHL.
• Los Angeles' power-play percentage (26.32) puts the team sixth in the league.
• This season, the Kings have one shorthanded goal (third in league).
• The 70% penalty-kill percentage of Los Angeles is 26th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles wins 47.5% of faceoffs, 24th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 8.8% shooting percentage of the Kings is 28th in the league.