Dallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 3/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+145) Hurricanes (-175)

The Carolina Hurricanes (42-15-6) are welcoming the Dallas Stars (35-24-3) at PNC Arena on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Stars at +145 while the Hurricanes are coming in at -175. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Dallas Stars had a good night with a 5-3 win over the Oilers in their last game. The Stars had a impressive offensive performance in this victory. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 of the 28 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. Dallas had 8 minutes in the box in this matchup.

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The Stars have had 1,915 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. When playing at even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 144 goals while notching 137 themselves. Dallas Stars opponents have amassed 182 power play opportunities (18th in the league) and have earned 39 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have recorded 73 points and their points percentage is sitting at .589. Dallas has taken 1,904 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.5%. Regarding their scoring, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 181 goals (21st in the NHL) on the campaign and have given up 183. Dallas has accumulated 188 power play opportunities and they have notched 44 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 23.40%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has played in 64 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has a win-loss mark of 33-18-8 and he has gotten the start in 57 games. Opponents have been able to score 144 goals against Oettinger in his career and his goals against average is 2.43. Oettinger has seen 1,681 shot attempts against him and has recorded 1,537 saves. His save percentage currently is .914 in his 3,559 mins played. In his professional hockey career, Oettinger has compiled 31 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .544.

In their last contest, Carolina faced off against the Lightning in an outing where the Hurricanes notched a victory by a final score of 3-2. The Hurricanes tallied 3 goals of the 41 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 chances on the power play in this one and recorded 2 goals out of those chances.

For the season, the Carolina Hurricanes are sitting with 205 goals, 90 points, as well as a points percentage of .714. They have granted a total of 149 goals to be scored by way of 126 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Hurricanes have earned 160 goals at even strength and 45 goals (8th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 185 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.32%. Carolina has tried 2,127 shots (10th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.64%, while allowing their opponents 1,819 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 89.30% on their opponents 215 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 91.8%.

For the opposition you are going to see Frederik Andersen in goal. He has recorded 11,895 stops out of 12,979 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .916. Andersen is sitting with a career mark of 257-110-50 and has been in net for 436 contests. He has been a starter 423 contests and has played for a total of 25,138 mins. Andersen's percentage of quality starts is 57.2% and he has accumulated 242 quality starts in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per contest and he has conceded 1,084 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (+145)

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