The Dallas Stars (16-10) take on the Calgary Flames (13-9-5) at American Airlines Center on Sunday, December 8 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Stars fell to the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in their last outing, while the Flames are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.

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Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will emerge victorious in Sunday's hockey action.

In the past 10 games, the Flames are 5-3-2. They have scored 23 goals, while allowing their opponents to score 26. They have gone on the power play 31 times during that span, and have capitalized with 10 goals (32.3% of opportunities).

Stars vs. Flames Predictions for Sunday

Our computer projection model for this contest predicts a final tally of Stars 4, Flames 2.

Moneyline Pick: Stars (-239)
Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 5.7 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Stars (-1.5)

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Stars Splits and Trends

The Stars are 1-0-1 in overtime games as part of a 16-10 overall record.
Dallas is 3-3-0 (six points) in its six games decided by one goal.
In the one game this season the Stars scored only one goal, they lost.
Dallas has finished 4-7-0 in the 11 games this season when it scored a pair of goals (registering eight points).
The Stars have scored more than two goals in 14 games (12-2-0, 24 points).
In the eight games when Dallas has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it registered 10 points after finishing 5-3-0.
In games when it has outshot its opponent, Dallas is 9-7-0 (18 points).
The Stars' opponents have had more shots in nine games. The Stars went 7-2-0 in those contests (14 points).

Flames Splits and Trends

The Flames have a 5-5-10 record in overtime matchups this season and a 13-9-5 overall record.
Calgary has earned 10 points (3-1-4) in its eight games that finished with a one-goal margin.
In five games this season when the Flames ended a game with just one goal, they earned a total of four points (1-2-2).
Calgary has three points (1-4-1) when scoring a pair of goals this season.
The Flames have scored at least three goals in 15 games, earning 24 points from those contests.
This season, Calgary has capitalized on a single power-play goal in 11 games and registered 12 points with a record of 4-3-4.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Calgary is 9-1-2 (20 points).
The Flames' opponents have had more shots in 14 games. The Flames went 4-7-3 in those matchups (11 points).

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