Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/25/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+125) Bruins (-152)

The Dallas Stars (4-0-1) are headed to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will go up against the Boston Bruins (5-1-0). The moneyline on this game has Dallas at +125 while Boston is coming in at -152. The over/under is 7.

The Dallas Stars were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win against the Canadiens in their previous contest . Dallas amassed 8 penalty mins in this contest. Moreover, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to net 2 goals. The Stars had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. In the matchup, they netted 5 out of the 30 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Stars have given up 6 goals while having 14 on offense. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 26 power play opportunities (4th in hockey) and have come away with 2 goals in those chances. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Dallas Stars have tallied 20 goals (9th in hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 8. Dallas has tried 138 shots and has a shooting percentage of 14.5%. For the season, they sit with 9 points and their points percentage is .900. The Stars so far have had 164 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .951. Dallas is sitting with 17 power play opportunities and they have tallied 6 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 35.29%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has taken the ice for 81 games during his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 45-23-8 and he started in 74 games. Opponents have been able to score 182 goals against Oettinger in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.40. Oettinger has seen 2,162 shots taken against him and has accrued 1,980 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .916 for his 4,552 mins played. During his career on the ice, Oettinger has earned 43 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .581.

In their last game, Boston squared up with the Wild in a matchup where the Bruins ended up with the win by a final score of 4-3. They had 5 power play attempts in this one and scored 1 out of those chances. The Bruins scored 4 goals out of the 43 shots on goal they attempted.

Boston has attempted 220 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.82%, while allowing their opponents 189 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 90.91% on their oppositions 22 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.9%. They have earned 22 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 18.18%. The Bruins have scored 22 goals at even strength and 4 goals (15th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 19 goals to be scored by way of 17 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 26 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .833.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.33 goals per game and he has allowed 120 goals altogether. Swayman's percentage of quality starts sits at 64.7% and he has made 33 quality starts in his hockey career. He has started in 51 games and has accumulated 3,092 mins. Swayman is the owner of a lifetime record of 31-18-3 and has been in goal for 53 games. He has recorded 1,311 saves out of 1,431 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .916.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas (+125)

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