Dallas Stars Odds

Dallas Stars Odds & Betting Guide: 2026-27 Season

Where the Dallas Stars stand

Dallas went 50-20-12 in 2025-26 for 112 points and a second-place finish in the Central. It was the franchise's third straight 50-win season. Minnesota then eliminated the Stars in six games in the first round, ending a run of three consecutive trips to the Western Conference Final. Bettors who want tonight's prices can find them on the live NHL odds board. This page covers how to read them for Dallas.

Glen Gulutzan starts his second season behind the bench, and Jim Nill still runs hockey operations. The salary cap shaped a quiet summer. Jason Robertson blocked a trade to Seattle, then signed a one-year, $12 million deal, and he becomes eligible for an extension on January 1. Nill traded Mavrik Bourque, a 20-goal center, to Nashville. Ilya Lyubushkin also left, and Joel Kiviranta returned on a one-year contract.

Jake Oettinger remains the No. 1 goalie. Casey DeSmith started 28 games last season and earned points in 21 of his 29 decisions. DeSmith is in the final year of his deal. Oettinger had a down year by his standards, and the early playoff exit gave him the longest summer of rest he has had in years.

Books read the roster as the same group or slightly worse. The talent at the top is not in doubt: Johnston scored 45 goals, and Robertson added 96 points. The concern is how Dallas scored. The Stars ranked near the bottom of the league in five-on-five scoring chances and leaned on a power play that scored the second-most goals in the NHL.

Western Conference and Central Division context

The NHL playoff field takes the top three teams in each division plus two wild cards per conference. The first two rounds stay inside the division bracket. Division games make up 28 of the Stars' 84 games, so the Central race carries real betting weight.

The Colorado Avalanche open as the division's market leader, with one of the highest point totals and shortest Stanley Cup prices on the board. Dallas and Colorado meet in a home-and-home on October 13 and 14, and again in January. The Minnesota Wild knocked Dallas out last spring, and some books now price them ahead of the Stars in the conference market. The Winnipeg Jets round out the group most likely to contest the top three.

Bourque now plays for the Nashville Predators, and Dallas closes the regular season in Nashville on April 10. The St. Louis Blues host Dallas twice on the second night of a back-to-back. The Utah Mammoth get two home dates against Dallas at altitude, and the Chicago Blackhawks complete the division slate. For a team expected to finish top three, the realistic downside is a wild-card spot and a road series.

Dallas Stars 2026-27 point total

The point total is the NHL's version of a win total. DraftKings lists Dallas at 100.5 points, over -130 and under +100. The extra juice on the over suggests bettors have leaned that way since the number opened.

The 84-game schedule lifts every point total above past 82-game numbers. Last season's 112 points works out to about 1.37 points per game, a pace worth roughly 115 points over 84 games. A 100.5 total implies about 1.20 points per game, closer to a 98-point season on the old schedule. That is a projected drop of more than a dozen points for a roster that returns nearly intact.

The Dallas Stars angle: The Stars went 12-12 in games that reached overtime or a shootout. They banked 12 loser points but did not win an outsized share of coin-flip games, so the usual overtime-luck regression argument is weaker here than for most teams coming off a 110-point season. Bettors leaning under need a different case, such as the thin five-on-five profile or Seguin's health.

Dallas Stars 2026-27 futures odds

Books price Dallas in the third tier of the Stanley Cup market. DraftKings sits at +1300 and FanDuel at +1700. That 400-point spread is one of the widest among contenders, so shopping across books matters more for this team than most. Compare Dallas against the rest of the Stanley Cup futures before placing a bet.

Dallas has two Rocket Richard-caliber shooters: Johnston, who led the league in power-play goals, and Robertson. Goal races follow games played and power-play role, and the 84-game schedule lifts the totals. Oettinger's Vezina case depends on workload. DeSmith's 28 starts last season show that Gulutzan will split the net, and Vezina voters reward starts.

Prediction markets also list Stanley Cup contracts on Dallas, covered in the section below.

Betting Dallas Stars puck lines

The NHL's version of the point spread is the puck line. Books set it at 1.5 goals in nearly every game and adjust the price instead of the number.

• Stars -1.5 (+165) / Blues +1.5 (-200)

The Stars cover by winning by two or more goals. The Blues cover by winning outright or losing by one. The half-goal means neither side can push.

So many NHL games finish within one goal that the favorite usually pays plus money on the puck line, while the underdog costs a steep price. A winning $100 bet on Stars -1.5 at +165 returns $265: the $100 stake plus $165 in profit. Backing the Blues +1.5 at -200 means risking $200 to win $100.

At most books, a game decided in overtime or a shootout goes down as a one-goal win, so the +1.5 side cashes any time the game gets past regulation. Late in close games, the trailing team pulls its goalie for an extra skater, and an empty-net goal is often what turns a one-goal win into a puck line cover. Our guide to how the puck line works goes deeper.

Dallas reached overtime 24 times last season, and every one of those games paid the +1.5 side. Track how often the Stars cover as a favorite in the puck line standings.

Betting Dallas Stars totals

Books set a total for the combined goals both teams score, then let bettors take a side.

Say books post Stars vs. Blues at 6.5, with the over at +105 and the under at -125. The over cashes if the two teams combine for seven or more goals. The under cashes at six or fewer. A half-goal total cannot push. When books post a whole number like 6, a six-goal game pushes and both sides get their stake back.

NHL totals sit in a narrow band, mostly 5.5 to 6.5, so books move the juice far more often than the number. Overtime goals count toward the total. Most books also add one goal to the winner's score for a shootout win, so a 3-3 game decided in a shootout grades as seven. Check the book's rules.

The starting goalies move NHL totals more than anything else. Books often wait for the confirmed starters before settling the price, and a backup in net can shift both the number and the juice.

Why Stars totals move: Dallas ran a power play near 28.6% last season and a penalty kill around 80%, which sat 13th. With so little five-on-five chance creation, the officiating crew and the opponent's penalty rate swing Stars totals more than usual. Matchups against disciplined teams lean under. Opponents with a bottom-tier penalty kill give the over its best case. Our NHL picks flag those matchups nightly.

Betting the Dallas Stars moneyline

The moneyline asks one question: who wins. At most books it includes overtime and the shootout.

• Stars -160 / Blues +135

Minus marks the favorite, plus the underdog. At -160 you risk $160 to win $100. At +135 you risk $100 to win $135.

Converting to implied probability makes the pricing clearer. The -160 favorite implies 61.5%. The +135 underdog implies 42.6%. Those sum to 104.1%, not 100%. The extra 4.1 points are the book's margin, and the book collects it whichever side wins.

One thing worth getting straight: a short price is not automatically a bad bet. Bettors call heavy favorites bad value out of habit, but if the Stars win this matchup 65% of the time, -160 is a price worth taking, because it only implies 61.5%. Value is the gap between real probability and priced probability. The size of the number tells you nothing on its own.

When one side carries heavier juice than the other, that tells you where money is landing, not which side is correct. If the Stars drift from -160 to -185, bettors backed the Stars and the book adjusted its exposure. The team did not become more likely to win.

Books also post a regulation line, sometimes called the three-way or 60-minute line. It adds a third outcome, a tie after regulation, so both teams pay longer prices than on the standard moneyline. A bet on the Stars in regulation loses if the game goes to overtime, even if the Stars win it there. Our page on how books grade overtime and shootouts covers the differences between operators.

The Dallas Stars angle: Dallas plays 13 back-to-backs, and 10 of them end on the road. Expect DeSmith on one of those nights. When Gulutzan confirms him, the moneyline usually shortens toward the opponent. Several dates stand out:

• October 13-14. The Stars host Colorado, then fly to Denver for the rematch at altitude on national TV.
• January 14-20. The longest road trip of the season runs five games in seven nights: Boston, the Islanders, the Rangers, New Jersey and Chicago, with two back-to-backs.
• March 13-20. A four-game swing runs through Los Angeles, Utah, Calgary and Edmonton, including a 3:30 PM start in Edmonton.
• Late October and late February. Two six-game homestands balance the travel.

The season ends with Utah on April 7 and 9 and a back-to-back in Nashville. If Dallas has clinched by then, watch for Oettinger to rest.

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Dallas Stars player props

A player prop prices one player's production in one game.

• Wyatt Johnston shots on goal: 3.5 (over -120, under +100)

The over needs four shots on goal. The under needs three or fewer.

Anytime goal scorer is the other high-volume NHL prop. At +180, Johnston scoring implies 35.7%. Overtime goals count at most books; shootout goals do not.

NHL props follow ice time and deployment. A player promoted to the top line or the first power-play unit gets more shifts and more shooting chances, and books adjust when line combinations change. Goalie save props depend on the opponent's shot volume and on the goalie actually starting. Check the confirmed starter and the injury report before betting a prop, and check the book's rules for a player who does not play, because they differ between books.

For Dallas, the first power-play unit drives the prop board. Johnston, Robertson and Mikko Rantanen feed off the man advantage, so their goal and point props gain value against teams that take penalties. Seguin's return from a torn ACL would reshuffle the second unit. Find every market on the prop board.

Dallas Stars public betting splits

Splits separate the share of tickets on a side from the share of dollars, and the gap between those numbers is the useful part. If 70% of tickets sit on the Stars but only 45% of the money does, the larger bets are on the opponent.

Dallas is not a brand-premium team the way Toronto or the Rangers are. That makes divergence on a Stars game more telling. A sharp lean shows up clearly without heavy recreational volume masking it. Pair the splits with the totals juice: when the under carries -125 juice, the ticket and money percentages show whether a few large bets or a crowd of small ones caused the shift.

Prediction markets

Prediction markets list Stanley Cup contracts that trade between 0 and 100 cents. A contract priced at 7 cents reflects a 7% market expectation and pays $1 if the outcome happens. Traders can buy a position on Dallas and sell it before the Final, so a hot stretch in the standings can lock in a gain without waiting for June. Prices move with the market's view of the Stars' chances, including on news like a goalie injury or a trade-deadline move.

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