Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Won

Bruins +2.5 1.28

Confidence74%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 61%

Full game

1X2LostStarsodds up 1.92Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostO4.5odds up 1.39Confidence 69%
Best tip of the game: HandicapWonBruins +2.5odds down 1.28Confidence 74%
Winner (incl. OT)WonStarsodds up 1.55Confidence 51%
Double chanceWonStars or draw1.31Confidence 62%
Draw no betPushStarsodds up 1.50Confidence 51%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.09Confidence 87%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostDrawodds down 2.65Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderLostO1.5odds up 1.82Confidence 54%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the odds drifted 7% since they opened; the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; the odds drifted 4% since they opened; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Stars 42

Bruins

Final 3–2

Total goalsTotal 6 Actual 5

Draw after 60 minDraw 24% Went to overtime

Dallas to winTo win 51% DAL won

Score details

Correct scoreLost4–2After 60 min2–24%chance
1st period correct scoreLost1–11st period0–113%chance
Highest scoring periodLost3rd periodMost goals2nd · 2 goals30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 4-2
By period 1-1, 1-0, 2-1
Likeliest 4-2 (4%), 3-2 (3%), 4-3 (2%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 20+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record4-3-17-2-0

Home / road split1-2-04-1-0

StreakW2W5

Rest2 days2 days

Goals for2.53.8

Goals against1.62.1

In the standings4th1st

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game+0.2+1.2

Goals for2.33.5

Goals against2.12.3

Shots on goal25.025.5

Shots against22.527.8

Shooting %9.2%13.7%

Save %92.9%92.4%

Power-play %14.7%17.1%

Penalty kill %89.7%87.5%

Faceoff %54.6%53.9%

Penalty minutes9.513.8

Blocked shots15.413.4

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Stars 31

Bruins

Dallas won three of the last four meetings

Goals a gameGoals 8.3 DAL 5.3 · BOS 3.0

Over 5.5 goalsOver 5.5 4 of 4 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 0 of 4 All decided in regulation

Mar 31, 2026: Boston Bruins 6, Dallas Stars 3.
Jan 20, 2026: Dallas Stars 6, Boston Bruins 2.
Nov 14, 2024: Dallas Stars 7, Boston Bruins 2.
Oct 24, 2024: Boston Bruins 2, Dallas Stars 5.

Last five games

Stars 3-1-1

Win, 4–0 at Chicago Blackhawks, Oct 17. Odds: Blackhawks 3.66, Stars 1.80.
Win, 3–2 at Colorado Avalanche, after a shootout, Oct 14. Odds: Avalanche 2.04, Stars 3.18.
Loss, 2–3 against Colorado Avalanche, Oct 13. Odds: Stars 2.43, Avalanche 2.60.
Overtime loss, 1–2 at Pittsburgh Penguins, after a shootout, Oct 10. Odds: Penguins 2.60, Stars 2.30.
Win, 4–0 at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 8.

Bruins 5-0-0

Win, 4–1 at Los Angeles Kings, Oct 17. Odds: Kings 2.07, Bruins 2.92.
Win, 4–2 at Anaheim Ducks, Oct 16. Odds: Ducks 2.45, Bruins 2.41.
Win, 6–3 at San Jose Sharks, Oct 13. Odds: Sharks 2.74, Bruins 2.30.
Win, 5–1 against Philadelphia Flyers, Oct 10. Odds: Bruins 2.10, Flyers 2.90.
Win, 6–1 against Utah Mammoth, Oct 8.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period0-1

02:09 Goal Boston Bruins: Poitras M. assists: Brunet F., Jeannot T. 0-1
08:58 2 min Dallas Stars: Harley T. Hooking
18:27 2 min Boston Bruins: Jeannot T. Roughing

2nd period1-1

02:50 Goal Dallas Stars: Rantanen M. assists: Robertson J. 1-1
07:30 Goal Boston Bruins: Hagens J. assists: Mittelstadt C., Zadorov N. 1-2
13:17 2 min Dallas Stars: Heiskanen M. Cross checking
18:39 2 min Dallas Stars: Rantanen M. Interference

3rd period1-0

00:43 2 min Dallas Stars: Steel S. Holding
06:55 2 min Boston Bruins: McAvoy C. Tripping
13:38 Goal Dallas Stars: Rantanen M. assists: Hintz R., Harley T. 2-2

Overtime1-0

02:28 2 min Boston Bruins: Zacha P. Slashing
03:52 Goal PPG Dallas Stars: Rantanen M. assists: Heiskanen M., Robertson J. 3-2

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

5-game winning streak for Boston Bruins coming into this game.
In goal: Oettinger J. for Dallas Stars (4-4-2 in the last 10 starts), Swayman J. for Boston Bruins (7-2-1 in the last 10 starts).
4-1-0 away for Boston Bruins this season.
Goal differential gap of 1.0 per game — Dallas Stars +0.2, Boston Bruins +1.2 over their recent games.
3-1 in the last 4 meetings for Dallas Stars.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (DAL)	1.86	1.86	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.10	4.10	No change
1X2: 2 (BOS)	3.40	3.40	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	5.5	No change
Handicap DAL	−1.5	−1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NHL standings

Regular Season · Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Minnesota Wild	20	13	3	4	30	.750	65	44	+21
2	Colorado Avalanche	19	11	6	2	24	.632	78	59	+19
3	Nashville Predators	18	9	4	5	23	.639	55	51	+4
4	Dallas Stars	17	10	5	2	22	.647	49	41	+8
5	Utah Mammoth	18	10	7	1	21	.583	63	63	0
6	Winnipeg Jets	19	8	8	3	19	.500	53	65	−12
7	St. Louis Blues	18	8	8	2	18	.500	53	55	−2
8	Chicago Blackhawks	18	4	13	1	9	.250	39	76	−37

Regular Season · Atlantic Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Boston Bruins	18	13	4	1	27	.750	68	41	+27
2	Montreal Canadiens	18	11	3	4	26	.722	62	55	+7
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	17	11	4	2	24	.706	63	53	+10
4	Ottawa Senators	19	11	6	2	24	.632	60	57	+3
5	Florida Panthers	19	10	7	2	22	.579	60	56	+4
6	Buffalo Sabres	17	8	6	3	19	.559	50	57	−7
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	20	8	10	2	18	.450	67	70	−3
8	Detroit Red Wings	19	7	9	3	17	.447	51	59	−8

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins prediction

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