NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars (October 10, 2026)
The Dallas Stars (2-2-0) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-1) at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.
- The Stars have a 36-56 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Penguins hold a record of 53-40 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +100 and UNDER at -120.
- The Stars have a 45-45-2 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 45 games have gone over the total points line, 45 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 51-38-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Stars have scored 3.29 goals per game since the beginning of last season (9th in the league). Comparatively, the Penguins have averaged 3.56 over the same span (2nd).
- Defensively, the Stars have allowed just 2.65 goals per game since the beginning of last season (2nd in the league), while the Penguins have given up an average of 3.14 goals over that span (22nd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Dallas is averaging 25.3 shots per game since the beginning of last season (29th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is allowing its opposition 27.6 shots per game (13th).
- Flipping that script, the Stars have allowed 26.0 shots per game (5th in the NHL), while the Penguins are averaging 28.7 shots (10th).
Power Play
- Dallas holds a power play percentage of 27.9%, ranking 2nd in the league since the beginning of last season, while Pittsburgh sits 7th with 24.3% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Stars have a penalty kill rate of 80.5% (ranked 14th), compared to the Penguins at 82.1% (4th).
P1 Result
Dallas is +145 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +215.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 32-26-34 | 16-13-17 | 16-13-17 | |
| Pittsburgh | 41-25-27 | 20-9-16 | 20-16-10 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +295 to go to overtime.
- The Stars have played in 26 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Penguins have also appeared in 26.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Stars have played in 10 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Penguins have appeared in 14.
Last Time They Met
Dallas recorded a 6-3 victory over Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on March 28, 2026. Mavrik Bourque led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist. The Stars have now won three straight at PPG Paints Arena against the Penguins.
