{"id":393594,"date":"2026-01-06T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/393594\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:34:10","slug":"nhl-predictions-jan-6-dallas-stars-vs-carolina-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/393594\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Jan 6 Dallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Dallas Stars taking on the Carolina Hurricanes. Don\u2019t forget to check out more NHL Predictions<\/a>, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

NHL Predictions
\nDallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes
\nHead-to-Head: Stars 1-0 Hurricanes<\/p>\n

How to Watch<\/a>:<\/p>\n

US TV: Victory+; Fan Duel Sports South; ESPN+<\/p>\n

Time: 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n

We open up<\/a> NHL predictions with our featured game between the Dallas Stars<\/a> and the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>. Jake Oettinger<\/a> is expected to get the start for Dallas. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. The Stars are 4-3-3 in their previous 10 games, including five consecutive losses. Mikko Rantanen<\/a> is first on the team in assists (41) and points (57). However, Olympic snub Jason Robertson<\/a> is first in goals with 26.<\/p>\n

Brandon Bussi<\/a> is the probable starter for the Hurricanes, who are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. However, Carolina did get a victory over the New Jersey Devils<\/a> in their last time out. Sebastian Aho<\/a> is first in assists (25) and points (42) so far this campaign. The Hurricanes lost the first meeting against the Stars by a 3-2 score.<\/p>\n

Dallas is a solid team, but has struggled in its last few games. Carolina should get the victory.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Hurricanes win 4-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0Last Word on Hockey look at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5117],"tags":[1775,196,147,1315,5278,369,5,41001,4,197,1319,5560],"class_list":["post-393594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-stars","tag-carolina-hurricanes-predictions","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-stars","tag-dallas-stars-predictions","tag-dallasstars","tag-edmonton-oilers-predictions","tag-hockey","tag-nashville-predators-predictions","tag-nhl","tag-stars","tag-vegas-golden-knights-predictions","tag-winnipeg-jets-predictions"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115848417407492831","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}