Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 1/21/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-114) Red Wings (-105)

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Red Wings (18-17-5) will meet the Dallas Stars (18-16-2) on Friday. The odds on this game have Dallas at -114 and Detroit is sitting at -105. The total comes in at 6.

The Dallas Stars will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-3 defeat against the Canadiens in their previous outing. Dallas accumulated 39 penalty minutes for this contest. The Stars offense didn't overly impress in the defeat. In addition, they had 7 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 51 shots they tried.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Dallas Stars have notched 100 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the season and have given up 110. For the year, they have racked up 38 points and their points percentage is sitting at .528. Dallas has accumulated 105 power play chances and they have notched 26 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 24.76%. At even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 85 goals while notching 74 themselves. Dallas has taken 1,087 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.2%. The Stars have had 1,099 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .900. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 110 power play opportunities (17th in hockey) and have notched 25 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has been in net for 43 matchups over the course of his NHL career. He has a win-loss mark of 20-12-7 and was named the starter in 37 games. The opposition has racked up 96 goals against Oettinger in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.47. Oettinger has had 1,057 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 961 saves. His save percentage currently is at .909 for his 2,329 mins between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Oettinger has tallied 19 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .514.

The last time they were on the ice, Detroit went up against the Sabres in a matchup where the Red Wings notched a victory by a final score of 3-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Red Wings earned 3 goals of the 35 shots on goal they were seeking.

Detroit has attempted 1,163 shots (20th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.20%, while allowing the opposition 1,318 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.09% on the other teams 110 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.2%. They have recorded 113 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 15.04%. The Red Wings have earned 90 goals at even strength and 17 goals (27th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 129 goals to be scored by way of 106 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Detroit Red Wings are sitting with 107 goals, 41 points, as well as a points percentage of .513.

For the opposition you are going to see Alex Nedeljkovic between the pipes. Nedeljkovic is the owner of a lifetime mark of 29-17-8 and has participated in 57 games. Nedeljkovic's rate of quality starts comes in at 63.5% and he has qualified for 33 quality starts in his NHL career. He has recorded 1,530 saves out of the 1,658 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .923. His opposition is averaging 2.34 goals/game and he has yielded 128 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 52 games and has been on the ice for 3,279 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (-105)

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