Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues odds, picks and predictions

The Dallas Stars (45-21-14) open a home-and-home set with the St. Louis Blues (37-36-7) Wednesday at Enterprise Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Stars vs. Blues odds , and make our expert NHL picks and predictions .

The Stars sit 1 point behind the Colorado Avalanche in the Central Division with 2 games remaining; Colorado lost 2-1 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday. Dallas has just this 2-game home-and-home series with St. Louis remaining while Colorado faces the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators - 2 tough divisional foes - to close out the season. The Stars will be motivated to take this one and are playing solid hockey, going 7-2-1 over the last 10 games.

The Blues have also been playing well; albeit too late in the season as they're already eliminated from the playoffs. However, they have something to play for, too, as they need a point in 1 of these games to avoid their 1st losing season since 2005-06. The Blues are 6-3-1 in the last 10.