| The defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks will try to avoid going down 2-0 in their first-round NHL Playoff series with the Dallas Stars when the teams meet Saturday night at the Honda Center.
The Stars went 4-for-7 on the power play to pace a 4-0 upset victory against the Ducks in Game 1 Thursday night. Anaheim was a -165 moneyline favorite and the score went under the total of 5. The series shifts to Dallas for Games 3 and 4 in Dallas next week.
Dallas has had Anaheim’s number in recent games, going 7-2-0-1 over the past 10 meetings.
Some betting trends include: Only three of the past 14 meetings have gone under; The home team is 10-4 in the past 14 meetings; The underdog is 4-1 in the past five.
The Ducks will start goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who was 35-17-6 with a career-best 2.12 goals-against average this season. Dallas counters with Marty Turco, who was 32-21-9 with a 2.32 GAA.
The game starts at 10:05 pm ET and can be seen on VERSUS and TSN.
BETTING LINE: Anaheim is a -175 moneyline favorite at BetUS and the total is 4½.
BETTING CONSENSUS: The majority of bettors expect Anaheim to bounce back, as 60 per cent of wagers on this matchup are on the Ducks, according to Public Betting stats.
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