Pete DeBoer led the New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks to the Stanley Cup final earlier in his career but was not able to hoist hockey’s Holy Grail. But many gamblers saw Dallas as a team that could win it all in the 2025 future markets. Dallas remains one of the most complete teams in the Stanley Cup betting odds. Will this be the year for head coach Pete DeBoer and the Dallas Stars? Hence, that was the question all season after Dallas made the Western Conference Final the past two seasons. But they fell short both times.
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Preview: Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche
| Date and Time: | Monday, April 21, 2025, 9:30 PM ET. |
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| Location: | American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Colorado Avalanche | -1½ +175 | 6 -122 | -143 |  |
| Dallas Stars | +1½ -205 | 6 +106 | +127 | |
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Dallas Stars Series Schedule
- Game 2: Avalanche at Stars, Monday, April 21, 9:30, ESPN
- Game 3: Stars at Avalanche, Wednesday, April 23, 9:30, ESPN
- Game 4: Stars at Avalanche, Saturday, April 26, 9:30, TBS, truTV, Max
- x-Game 5: Avalanche at Stars, Monday, April 27, TBD
- x-Game 6: Stars at Avalanche, Thursday, May 1, TBD
- x-Game 7: Avalanche at Stars, Saturday, May 3, TBD
Dallas Stars Head Coach
Head coach Pete DeBoer previously led the Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, and Vegas Golden Knights. DeBoer led the Devils and Sharks to the Stanley Cup Final. To summarize, his career online betting record is 662-445-152, including 149-66-29 with Dallas.
Dallas Stars Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Jake Oettinger was the 26th overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft by Dallas. In 2024, Oetinger was named to the NHL All-Star Game for the first time. Last year, Oetinger had a .905 save percentage. So far this season, Oettinger has a 2.53 goals against average and a .911 save percentage. His record is 36-17-4 with two shutouts.
Dallas Stars Key Players
LW Jason Robertson began his NHL career with the Stars in 2019-20. He was named to the 2023 NHL All-Star Game. Last year, he scored 29 goals with 51 assists. This season, Robertson has 35 goals, 45 assists, 80 points and a +10.
Additionally, C Matt Duchene leads Dallas this season with 30 goals, 51 assists, 81 points, and a +9.
LW Roope Hintz began his NHL career in 2018-19 and has spent his entire career with Dallas. He was coming off a career season in which he scored 37 goals, 38 assists, and 67 points. Last year, he scored 30 goals. This season, Hintz has 28 goals, 39 assists, 67 points, and a +18.
Dallas Stars Record, Metrics & History
Dallas had NHL rankings of 3rd for goals scored and 16th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Stars had NHL rankings of 6th for goals against and 6th for penalty killing.
To conclude the regular season, the Dallas Stars were 50-26-6 straight up and 34-41-7 over/under the NHL Playoff betting odds total. Also, Dallas was 3rd in the Western Conference playoff standings. Dallas was ten points behind the
Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference playoff race.
Dallas hosted the Winter Classic at the famed Cotton Bowl on January 1, 2020, in front of over 85,000 fans in a 4-2 win over Nashville. Correlate that it was the ultimate testament to their popularity in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Tom Gagliardi hired general manager Jim Nill in April 2013. Previously, Nill was an executive for the Detroit Red Wings before taking the job. At that time, the Wings were considered a modern NHL franchise in which Nill had a leading role. The management team has brought the Stars back to respectability and a berth in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.