Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars: Game preview, predictions and odds | November 20, 2025

The Vancouver Canucks are taking on the Dallas Stars on Thursday night, coming off a high-scoring 8-5 loss to the Florida Panthers. After a defeat to the defending Stanley Cup champs, Vancouver dropped to 7th in the Pacific Division with a 9-10-2 record.

The Dallas Stars lost 3-2 to the Islanders on Tuesday night, but stayed 2nd in the Central Division with a 12-5-3 record (6-1-2 away). The game ended in turmoil, after Mikko Rantanen's ejection for his controversial boarding of Alexander Romanov.

Islanders HC Patrick Roy was incensed and threatened the Stars forward as he was exiting the game after receiving a game misconduct for his boarding hit. The brodcast picked up Roy unloading onto Rantanen,

"You're not gonna f*****g finish that game", yelled Roy referencing to the next time Islanders meet the Stars in February 2026.

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Canucks vs. Stars head-to-head and key stats:

• Vancouver have a 47-41-10-4 home record vs. Stars, including a 84-90-22-10 regular season record
• Vancouver are 30th in the league in goals against/game with 3.67, Dallas are 9th with 2.8
• Vancouver are tied for 8th with 23.5 power play %, Dallas are 2nd with 31.9
• Vancouver are the worst penalty killers in the NHL, sitting at 32nd with 67.1 PK%, Dallas are 24th with 76.3% PK

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Canucks vs. Stars Preview

Vancouver's latest addition, David Kampf, had a lackluster debut against the Panthers. He won 11 of 15 faceoffs he took, but was -3 after being on the ice for 3 of 8 goals scored by the Panthers.

“The last couple of weeks were a little bit harder, but I’m happy I’m here and I can play again. So, like I said, it’s been a busy last couple of days, but I joined the team on the road, so it was good to spend some time with the boys, and I’m ready to play,” said Kämpf about joining Vancouver.

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Vancouver Canucks' projected lines vs. Stars (Subject to change):

Forwards:

Kane - Pettersson - Sherwood

O'Connor - Sasson - Boeser

MacEachern - Kampf - DeBrusk

Reichel - Raty - Karlsson

Defencemen:

Hughes - Hronek

Pettersson - Myers

Pettersson - Willander

Goaltenders:

Lankinen

Patera

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Canucks vs. Stars odds and prediction:

Stars are favorites to win with -153 odds, with Vancouver being underdogs at +128. The puck line is set at +1.5 for Vancouver (-191), they have to win outright or lose by just one goal to cover the spread. Dallas, with +158 odds, have to win by two goals or more to cover a -1.5 spread. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

Score prediction: Stars 6, Canucks 4

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Canucks vs. Stars betting tips:

• Over/under: Take over on 6.5 goals (-105)
• Money line: Take Dallas Stars to win (-153)
• Puck line: Take Dallas Stars to cover the -1.5 spread (+158)