Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 12/4/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Dallas Stars (14-6-4) will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (11-9-2) at American Airlines Center on Sunday.

The Minnesota Wild had a good night with a 5-3 win over the Oilers in their last outing. Minnesota accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this game. The Wild had a good offensive performance in this win. Additionally, they had 3 power play attempts and notched 2 goals. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 30 shots they put on net.

When playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 51 goals while scoring 48 themselves. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 71 power play tries (26th in the NHL) and have tallied 13 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have notched 66 goals (24th in hockey) this year and have given up 64. Minnesota has tried 678 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.7%. For the current season, they have 24 points and their points percentage is sitting at .545. The Wild have seen 647 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .901. Minnesota has tallied 72 power play chances and they have notched 18 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 25.00%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has accrued 18 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .600. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 1,978 mins played. Gustavsson has seen 1,060 shot attempts against him and has gathered 961 saves. Opponents have been able to score 99 goals versus Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.00. He has an overall mark of 13-17-4 and he started in 30 games. Gustavsson has participated in 35 games throughout his professional hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Dallas faced the Ducks in a game where the Stars got the win by a score of 5-0. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Stars recorded 5 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they attempted.

The Stars have racked up 72 goals at even strength and 21 goals (8th in the NHL) while on the power play. Dallas has taken 761 shots (13th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.22%, while allowing the other team 756 shots. On the campaign, the Dallas Stars are sitting with 93 goals, 32 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 65 goals to be scored by way of 50 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 70 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 30.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 83.87% on the other teams 93 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jake Oettinger in the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.44 goals per contest and he has surrendered 212 goals in total. Oettinger's quality start percentage is 57.6% and he has qualified for 49 quality starting assignments in his career. He has been a starter 85 contests and his ice time sits at 5,205 minutes. Oettinger is sitting with a career record of 50-25-11 and has been in net for 93 games. He has a tally of 2,284 saves out of the 2,496 shots taken, giving him a save % of .915.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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