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CAR @ DAL

Tuesday, March 23, 2027 · 7:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Carolina Hurricanes
10-2-2 · Away
7:00 PM CT
Dallas Stars
7-4-1 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
CAR — · DAL —
Puck Line
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Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 CAR+1.5 93%
13-1
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
100%
9-0
100%
2-0
+1.56u
7-7
DAL-1.5 33%
4-8
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
29%
2-5
0%
0-2
-0.96u
5-7
Moneyline
win %
 CAR — 71%
10-4
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
78%
7-2
50%
1-1
+1.41u
10-4
DAL — 58%
7-5
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
57%
4-3
50%
1-1
-0.21u
7-5
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line CAR 50%
7-7
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
44%
4-5
100%
2-0
50%
7-7
 1.64 0.79 / 0.86
DAL 25%
3-9
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
29%
2-5
100%
2-0
25%
3-9
 1.08 0.50 / 0.58
2nd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line CAR 79%
11-3
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
89%
8-1
100%
2-0
79%
11-3
 2.71 1.79 / 0.93
DAL 75%
9-3
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
86%
6-1
100%
2-0
75%
9-3
 2.08 1.08 / 1.00
3rd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line CAR 43%
6-8
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
44%
4-5
50%
1-1
21%
3-11
 1.64 1.14 / 0.50
DAL 42%
5-7
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
29%
2-5
50%
1-1
8%
1-11
 1.33 0.92 / 0.42
Team Comparison '26-27
CARDAL
Record (W-L-OTL)10-2-27-4-1
Points %78.6%62.5%
Goals for / game3.792.75
Goals against / game2.432.08
Shots for / game33.626.9
Shots against / game21.922.2
Power play %23.5%18.5%
Penalty kill %83.3%92.9%
Faceoff %50.0%55.6%
1st period GF / GA0.79 / 0.860.50 / 0.58
2nd period GF / GA1.79 / 0.931.08 / 1.00
3rd period GF / GA1.14 / 0.500.92 / 0.42
Avg game total6.214.83
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
CAR · Pyotr Kochetkov Last start
Last start Oct 27 · 8 GS · SV% .918 · GAA 1.62
DAL · Casey DeSmith Last start
Last start Oct 27 · 3 GS · SV% .888 · GAA 2.94
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
CARStatusNote
Taylor Hall OUT Undisclosed Hall (undisclosed) tweaked something different from his previous upper-body injury and will miss time, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports Tuesday.
Alexander Nikishin OUT Not Injury Related Nikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday.
Jordan Staal IR Calf ir
DALStatusNote
Kyle Capobianco DTD Leg day-to-day
Radek Faksa OUT Lower Body Faksa (lower body) will likely miss another week, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports on Tuesday.
Sam Steel OUT Undisclosed out
Esa Lindell IR Lower Body Lindell (lower body) is expected to return to the Stars' lineup within the next 4-7 days, per Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.
Oskar Back IR Finger Back was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday.
Matt Duchene IR Abdomen Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday.
Cameron Hughes IR Upper Body ir-nr
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Jan 6, 2026 at CAR DAL 3–6 1–30–22–1 9 6.5 O CAR
Oct 25, 2025 at DAL DAL 3–2 0–22–01–0 5 6.5 U DAL
Jan 21, 2025 at DAL DAL 1–2 0–00–11–1 3 5.5 U CAR
Nov 25, 2024 at CAR DAL 4–6 2–11–01–5 10 6.5 O CAR
Feb 24, 2024 at CAR DAL 2–1 1–01–10–0 3 — DAL
Feb 13, 2024 at DAL DAL 4–2 1–01–22–0 6 — DAL
Jan 25, 2023 at DAL DAL 2–3 OT 2–10–10–0 5 — CAR
Dec 17, 2022 at CAR DAL 4–5 OT 1–21–12–1 9 — CAR
Mar 24, 2022 at CAR DAL 4–3 SO 0–01–12–2 7 — DAL
Nov 30, 2021 at DAL DAL 4–1 1–01–02–1 5 — DAL