Two clubs at opposite ends of their conference's standings, the Dallas Stars (second in the Western Conference at 49-21-4) and the Nashville Predators (14th in the Western Conference at 27-40-8), square off on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a peek at which squad we pick to emerge with the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

In the past 10 games, the Predators have a record of 2-7-1. They have totaled 19 goals, while allowing their opponents to score 29. They have gone on the power play 26 times during that span, and have capitalized with six goals (23.1% of opportunities).

Stars vs. Predators Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projections model for this matchup predicts a final tally of Stars 5, Predators 1.

Moneyline Pick: Stars (-291)
Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
Spread Pick: Stars (-1.5)

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Stars Splits and Trends

The Stars (49-21-4 overall) have a 9-4-13 record in matchups that have gone to overtime.
Dallas has 32 points (15-7-2) in the 24 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
In the eight games this season the Stars registered just one goal, they've finished 1-7-0 (two points).
Dallas has scored exactly two goals in 16 games this season (6-8-2 record, 14 points).
The Stars have scored at least three goals in 50 games (42-6-2, 86 points).
In the 25 games when Dallas has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it picked up 41 points after finishing 20-4-1.
When it has outshot its opponent, Dallas is 21-13-1 (43 points).
The Stars have been outshot by opponents 37 times, and went 27-7-3 (57 points).

Predators Splits and Trends

The Predators have a 27-40-8 record this season and are 4-8-12 in matchups that have gone to overtime.
Nashville has earned 24 points (8-8-8) in its 24 games decided by one goal.
This season the Predators scored just one goal in 11 games and they lost every time.
Nashville has earned 14 points (4-12-6 record) this season when scoring two goals .
The Predators have earned 47 points in their 32 games with at least three goals scored.
This season, Nashville has recorded a lone power-play goal in 27 games has a record of 11-13-3 in those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Nashville is 16-16-5 (37 points).
The Predators have been outshot by opponents 36 times this season, and earned 25 points in those games.

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