Stars vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 2

Wyatt Johnston will be coming off a hat trick when his Dallas Stars visit the New York Rangers on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The Rangers are underdogs despite being at home, at +110, and the Stars are -130.

Dallas claimed a 6-1 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 30 against the Ottawa Senators. Johnston led the Stars with four points (three goals and one assist).

New York's most recent game was a home loss, 4-1, to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 29. Three Rangers players had one point each in that outing, including Mika Zibanejad (one assist) and Jonathan Tanner Miller (one goal).

Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will bring home the win in Tuesday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.90 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Rangers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Stars (-130)
• Underdog: Rangers (+110)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have won 65.0% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (13-7).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Dallas is 8-6 (winning 57.1% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Stars' implied win probability is 56.5%.
• Dallas' 26 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 15 times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been made an underdog 12 times this season, and won five, or 41.7%, of those games.
• New York is 3-5 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +110 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 47.6%.
• New York has played 10 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 91 total goals (3.5 per game) make it the third-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Stars have given up 69 total goals (2.6 per game), the seventh-fewest in league play.
• Its +22 goal differential is the second-best in the league.
• The 29 power-play goals the Stars have recorded this season (on 89 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Dallas ranks second in the league with a 32.58% power-play conversion rate.
• Dallas' 79.27% penalty-kill success rate ranks 21st in the league.
• Dallas wins the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.9%.
• The Stars have a 13.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks second in the league.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York has 71 goals this season (2.6 per game), 26th in the NHL.
• The Rangers have one of the best defenses in the league, conceding 71 total goals (2.6 per game), ninth in the NHL.
• Its 0 goal differential ranks 15th in the league.
• With 13 power-play goals (on 61 chances), the Rangers are 19th in the NHL.
• New York scores on 21.31% of its power plays, No. 12 in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have two.
• New York's has the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.77%).
• New York wins 54% of faceoffs, fourth-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Rangers are 22nd in the league.