Stars vs Blues

Jason Robertson and the Stars head into St. Louis trying to stabilize a stretch thats seen them drop four of their last five, while the Blues arrive on a four-game winless run but with points in five straight at Enterprise Center and a 6-1-2 surge in their last nine at home. Dallas is still navigating life without Tyler Seguin and young defender Lian Bichsel, but current ESPN rosters confirm a deep core built around Robertson, Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene and Jake Oettinger is intact, whereas St. Louis is missing top center Robert Thomas, Oskar Sundqvist and long-term piece Torey Krug, with Pius Suter and Dylan Holloway only just nearing returns. Historically, Dallas has taken points in nine of the last 11 meetings while outscoring the Blues 27-18, and Johnston plus Rantanen bring sustained success against this opponent into the rematch. With the Stars sitting third in the Central and sixth overall behind a top-three defense 2.71 goals allowed, low shot volume against, and a power play north of 29%, and the Blues lugging the leagues worst offense 2.42 goals scored, bottom-tier defense 3.38 allowed and a struggling penalty kill into a game that matters for both teams playoff positioning, the talent and structural gap favors Dallas even in a tough building. At -162, Im comfortable backing Stars moneyline for an A- grade, acknowledging some road and goaltending variance but seeing solid value relative to the matchup and injury landscape. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 27/01/2026 11:30

Even with Dallas recently held to three total goals across four losses, their season profile still shows 3.25 goals for and 2.71 against per game, while St. Louis sits at 2.42 for and 3.38 against; over 5.5 has cashed in 27 of 52 Stars games and 25 of 52 Blues games, with the teams combining for about 5.7 goals scored and 6.1 allowed on average. bleachernation.com The Blues’ recent four-game winless streak has featured leaky defending and high-event nights, and they limp into this one without Thomas and Sundqvist and with Suter and Holloway either out or just returning, forcing heavy minutes onto offensive drivers like Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich who tend to play in more open games. new.cbssports.com Dallas, meanwhile, still ices a loaded forward group per ESPN rosters, and brings the league’s second-ranked power play around 29% into a soft Blues penalty kill that sits near the bottom of the NHL, a special-teams mismatch that can turn a tight, playoff-relevant Central Division contest into a 4-2 or 5-2 type scoreboard even if St. Louis’ offense remains inconsistent. espn.com The first two meetings finished 3-1 and 3-2, so there is some under risk baked in, but with both clubs already past the halfway mark and playoff races tightening, the incentive for Dallas to lean on its attack against a shorthanded, mistake-prone Blues blue line makes Over 5.5 at -125 a B+ grade: high enough likelihood of clearing the number to justify the extra juice, though not elite value. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 27/01/2026 11:30

Although I prefer Dallas to win the game outright, the puckline story is different: the Blues have been excellent at Enterprise Center with points in five straight and a 6-1-2 surge in their last nine at home, and the season series has been tight, with a 3-1 Blues win in October followed by a 3-2 Stars victory in Dallas decided in the final minute. St. Louis is missing key pieces down the middle in Thomas and Sundqvist and still waiting on Suter’s full return, but they’ve shown they can grind and keep games within a goal behind Kyrou, Buchnevich and rising contributors like Dalibor Dvorsky and Jake Neighbours, especially in front of their home crowd. Dallas’ superior depth and special teams edge make them rightful favorites, yet they’re also coming off a choppy 3-5-2 stretch with recent low-scoring, one-goal decisions, and they remain without Seguin while leaning heavily on Robertson, Rantanen and Johnston for offense. With both sides playing meaningful, playoff-implicated hockey past the halfway point and this matchup historically skewing toward close margins, I see more value taking St. Louis +1.5 at -188 and grading it a B: the price is steep, but the probability of another one-goal game on home ice is high enough to justify the protection. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 27/01/2026 11:30