Fans of the Edmonton Oilers are impressed by their team’s fast start this year, but Dallas fans also have a right to be encouraged and as of Tuesday, only Pittsburgh has more points. On Saturday, the Stars will be in Detroit, and remember, these two franchises are old rivals dating back to Dallas’ time in Minnesota.

Stars Red Wings Odds – Saturday, 7:00 PM ET

The Stars opened with a win in Carolina, and they face Washington on Tuesday before heading to Pittsburgh and Detroit, and this stretch will be a real test of Dallas’ chances with your price per head bookie. They don’t score a lot, but they can stop you from scoring and that is the system they’ll have to employ all season.

The Red Wings snapped a six-game skid with a 5-0 win over Anaheim on Saturday, but there are still questions in the lineup as Henrik Zetterberg has yet to get going, Nik Kronwall is slumping and the team as a whole are just slow to get going. The best player has been Niklas Lidstrom, who is better at 41 than 97% of league’s defensemen.

Detroit should be the favorite at home according to NFL odds, but the Stars are 4-1 in their last five trips to Joe Louis Arena, with three games falling under the posted total. That looks like it could happen again as the Red Wings are having trouble putting the puck in the net, but they’ll beat Dallas at their own game and win a low-scoring affair. Take Detroit in your online sportsbooks.