Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-155) Blues (+128)

The St. Louis Blues (14-14-1) will try to beat the Dallas Stars (16-8-3) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Stars at -155 and the Blues are coming in at +128. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Dallas Stars will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-3 win against the Red Wings their last time out. Dallas accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 2 goals. The Stars had a solid offensive performance and it showed in this win. While out there on the ice, they scored on 6 out of the 35 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 71 goals while having 73 on offense. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 90 power play tries (19th in professional hockey) and have come away with 12 goals in those chances. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have tallied 93 goals (12th in hockey) on the season and have surrendered 83. Dallas has taken 808 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.5%. For the current season, they have accumulated 35 points and their points percentage comes in at .648. The Stars have seen 840 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .901. Dallas is sitting with 80 power play chances and they have scored 20 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 25.00%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jake Oettinger. The opposition has been able to score 378 goals against Oettinger in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.48. Oettinger has taken the ice for 159 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 9,156 mins played. He has earned a mark of 89-41-21 and he has started in 151 games. For his professional hockey career, Oettinger has recorded 88 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .583. Oettinger has had 4,413 shots taken against him and he has 4,035 total saves.

Their last time out, St. Louis faced the Senators in a game where the Blues earned a win by a final of 4-2. The Blues earned 4 goals of the 30 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

St. Louis has put up 883 shots (14th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.40%, while allowing the other team 942 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.01% on their oppositions 81 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.9%. They have earned 86 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 8.14%. The Blues have earned 76 goals at even strength and 7 goals (31st in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 95 goals to be scored by of a combination of 78 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the St. Louis Blues have earned 83 goals, 29 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

For the opposition you will find Jordan Binnington protecting the net. Binnington holds a career record of 126-82-27 and has played in 245 games. Binnington's percentage of quality starts sits at 51.7% and he has earned 123 quality starts in his career. He has a tally of 6,432 stops out of the 7,095 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .907. Opponents are averaging 2.80 goals per contest and he has allowed 663 goals in total. He has made the start in 238 games and has played for a total of 14,185 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas (-155)

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