Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 11/21/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-110) Stars (-110)

The Dallas Stars (11-5-2) are welcoming the Colorado Avalanche (10-5-1) at American Airlines Center on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at -110 and Dallas is opening at -110. The total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-0 victory over the Capitals in their previous contest . Colorado accumulated 4 penalty mins in this matchup. The Avalanche had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this victory. They also had 3 power play chances and scored 1 goal. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 29 shots they looked to score on.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 56 power play opportunities (26th in the NHL) and have earned 14 goals in those chances. The Avalanche so far have had 547 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .927. Colorado has attempted 516 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.1%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 26 goals while scoring 38 themselves. Colorado has accumulated 52 power play opportunities and they have added 19 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 36.54%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 21 points and their points percentage is sitting at .656. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 57 goals (16th in the NHL) on the season and have surrendered 40.

The man in goal for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Over the course of his career, Georgiev has tallied 68 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .531. His save percentage is at .910 during his 7,662 minutes on the ice. Georgiev has seen 4,133 shots against him and has amassed 3,763 saves. Opponents have tallied 370 goals against Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.90. He has an overall mark of 66-50-12 and he has started in 128 games. Georgiev has been involved in 140 games over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Dallas went up against the Islanders in a matchup where the Stars earned a victory by a final score of 5-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Stars converted 5 goals of the 35 shots on goal they tried.

Dallas has attempted 550 shots (20th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 12.91%, while allowing the opposition 571 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.67% on their opponents 75 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%. They have recorded 53 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 30.19%. The Stars have earned 55 goals at even strength and 16 goals (8th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 49 goals to be scored by way of 36 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they were shorthanded. Over the course of the season, the Dallas Stars have 71 goals, 24 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jake Oettinger protecting the goal. He has racked up 2,170 saves out of 2,371 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .915. Oettinger has earned a career record of 48-25-9 and has been in net for 89 games. He has been a starter 81 contests and his ice time sits at 4,963 mins. Oettinger's rate of quality starts sits at 58.0% and he has 47 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 2.43 goals per contest and he has yielded 201 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-110)

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