Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Xcel Energy Center is the location where the Minnesota Wild (5-6-2) will take on the Dallas Stars (8-3-1) on Sunday.

The Dallas Stars were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win against the Blue Jackets in their previous game. The Stars had a good offensive outing in this victory. For the outing, they tallied a score on 5 of the 31 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Dallas earned 4 mins in the box in this game.

Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 41 power play tries (21st in professional hockey) and have come away with 3 goals in those attempts. The Stars thus far have had 397 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .924. Dallas has taken 360 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.0%. When playing at even strength, the Stars have surrendered 27 goals while getting 33 on offense. Dallas steps onto the ice with 33 power play opportunities and they have added 3 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 9.09%. For the year, they have accumulated 17 points and their points percentage is sitting at .708. Concerning their scoring, the Dallas Stars have earned 36 goals (23rd in the league) for the year and have conceded 30.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Oettinger. Over the course of his time in hockey, Oettinger has 85 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .607. He has a save percentage of .917 during his 8,500 mins in the crease. Oettinger has seen 4,101 shots against him and he has 3,761 saves. Opponents have racked up 340 goals versus Oettinger in his career and his goals against average is 2.40. He has accumulated a record of 84-36-20 and was named the starter in 140 games. Oettinger has been involved in 148 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last outing, Minnesota played the Rangers in a game where the Wild ended up taking the loss by a mark of 4-1. They had 1 power play opportunity in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Wild notched 1 goal out of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

This season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 44 goals, 12 points, in addition to a points percentage of .462. They have granted a total of 52 goals to be scored by of a combination of 38 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have 37 goals at even strength and 7 goals (20th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have recorded 47 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 14.89%. Minnesota has taken 404 shots (16th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.89%, while allowing the other team 422 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 65.00% on the other teams 40 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 87.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson defending the net. Gustavsson has a career record of 34-25-11 and has participated in 73 games. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts is 62.7% and he has made 42 quality starting assignments in his career. He has tallied 2,044 saves out of 2,234 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .915. Opponents are averaging 2.71 goals per game and he has relinquished 190 goals altogether. He has made the start in 67 contests and his ice time sits at 4,199 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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