The Coach's Free Play
(NHL) Dallas vs. Boston,
Money Line: -160.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Loss
The Boston Bruins will look to bounce back from a 3-1 home loss to rivals Montreal when they host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Dallas is coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers at MSG Sunday, but it still sits five points back of Vancouver for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. The price on the home team looks pretty affordable in this situation.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Special Teams - The Bruins rank 7th overall on the penalty kill this season, with a kill rate of better than 84%. They've been particularly good in that department lately though, leading the league in 2015, killing 49 of their 52 short handed situations.

2. Home Cookin' - The Bruins have won five of their last seven home games, and they are 17-8-4 overall in Boston. They are 2-0-1 in their last three home meetings versus the Stars.

3. X-Factor - Tuukka Rask has been standing on his head of late, going 8-3-2 with a .951 save percentage over his last 13 starts. He's been in the net for each of Boston's last 11 games, and one of those was a 3-1 win over Dallas in which he stopped 36-of-37 shots.

Selection: This is a play on the Boston Bruins (Free)