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NHL Prop Bets: New York Islanders vs Dallas Stars (March 26, 2026)

The Dallas Stars (43-17-11) face the New York Islanders (40-27-5) at UBS Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup.

  • The Stars have a 28-43 Puck Line record this season, while the Islanders hold a record of 37-35.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -120 and UNDER at +100.

  • The Stars have a 35-35-1 O/U record this season (meaning 35 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Islanders have a 33-37-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Stars are averaging 3.37 goals per game this season (8th in the league). Comparatively, the Islanders are averaging only 2.85 (22nd).
  • Defensively, the Stars are giving up only 2.70 goals per game this season (2nd in the league), while the Islanders are giving up an average of 2.79 goals (4th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Dallas is averaging 25.7 shots per game this season (27th in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Islanders is allowing its opposition 28.1 shots per game (18th).
  • Flipping that script, the Stars are allowing 26.6 shots per game (8th in the NHL), while the Islanders are averaging 28.1 shots (16th).

Power Play

  • Dallas holds a power play percentage of 29.0%, ranking 2nd in the league this season, while NY Islanders sits a lowly T29th with 16.4% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Stars have a penalty kill rate of 80.9% (ranked 11th), compared to the Islanders at 81.3% (10th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Dallas 28-17-26 14-10-12 14-7-14 5-3-2
    NY Islanders 25-27-20 12-12-9 13-15-11 5-4-1

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.

  • The Stars have played in 21 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Islanders have appeared in 19.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Stars have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Islanders have also appeared in 9.

Last Time They Met

NY Islanders recorded a 2-3 victory over Dallas at American Airlines Center when these teams last met on November 18. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Jason Robertson did all he could for his team, scoring 2 goals.