Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 5/9/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-140) Kraken (+120)

The Seattle Kraken will try to defeat the Dallas Stars at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday in Game 4 of their series. The Kraken lead 2-1. The line on this matchup has Dallas at -140 while Seattle is at +120. The total is set at 6.

The Dallas Stars will look for better times on the ice after their 7-2 defeat against the Kraken in Game 3. Dallas accounted for 54 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Stars could have played much better offensively in this loss. They also had 3 power play tries but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the outing, they converted 2 of the 26 shots they put on goal.

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Dallas Stars opponents have amassed 242 power play tries (20th in the league) and have notched 40 goals in those attempts. The Stars have had 2,452 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .912. Dallas has attempted 2,617 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.7%. When at even strength, the Stars have allowed the opponent to score 175 goals while having 217 on the offensive side of the ice. Dallas skates onto the rink with 256 power play opportunities and they have added 64 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 25.00%. For the season, they have racked up 108 points and their points percentage comes in at .659. When discussing their scoring, the Dallas Stars have tallied 281 goals (7th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 215.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Oettinger. Over the course of his time in hockey, Oettinger has compiled 78 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .595. His save percentage currently is .916 for his 7,957 mins in the crease. Oettinger has had 3,817 shots against him and has amassed 3,496 saves. Opponents have tallied 321 goals against Oettinger in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.42. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 78-34-19 and he was named the starter in 131 games. Oettinger has been in net for 139 games during his professional hockey career.

In Game 3, Seattle had 2 chances on the power play in this game and earned 1 out of those attempts. The Kraken scored 7 goals of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

For the season, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 289 goals, 100 points, in addition to a points percentage of .610. They have permitted 252 goals to be scored by of a combination of 197 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kraken have tallied 241 goals at even strength and 48 goals (21st in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 243 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 19.75%. Seattle has taken 2,497 shots (20th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.57%, while allowing the opposition 2,215 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 76.69% on their opponents 236 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.6%.

Across the ice you will find Philipp Grubauer in goal. He is sitting with 7,435 saves out of the 8,154 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .912. Grubauer is the owner of a career record of 144-106-30 and has been in net for 308 games. He has started in 277 games and has played 16,895 mins. Grubauer's rate of quality starts sits at 54.9% and he has accumulated 152 quality starts in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.55 goals per contest and he has yielded 719 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+120)

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