Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-141) Blues (+117)

The St. Louis Blues (17-15-1) will try to beat the Dallas Stars (20-8-4) at Enterprise Center on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Stars at -141 while the Blues are sitting at +117. The total has been set at 7.

The Dallas Stars were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Predators in their previous outing. The Stars had an average offensive output in the victory. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 34 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 2 power play attempts but didn't convert them into a score. Dallas tallied 4 mins in the box in this contest.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have racked up 112 goals (6th in hockey) on the year and have conceded 99. For the current campaign, they have tallied 44 points and their points percentage is sitting at .688. Dallas skates onto the rink with 95 power play chances and they have notched 21 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 22.11%. At even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 85 goals while scoring 91 on the offensive side of the ice. Dallas has attempted 953 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.8%. The Stars so far have had 982 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .899. Dallas Stars opponents have totaled 103 power play opportunities (19th in the NHL) and have earned 14 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Scott Wedgewood. Opponents have notched 312 goals against Wedgewood in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.03. Wedgewood has been in goal for 110 games throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is .907 in his 6,178 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed a record of 41-42-19 and was named the starter in 97 games. During his career on the ice, Wedgewood has tallied 47 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .485. Wedgewood has seen 3,363 shots taken against him and has garnered 3,051 total saves.

In their last game, St. Louis played the Blackhawks in an outing where the Blues ended up with the victory by a final score of 7-5. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this game and netted 2 out of those chances. The Blues recorded 7 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they attempted.

The Blues have earned 88 goals at even strength and 11 goals (32nd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. St. Louis has put up 1,012 shots (16th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.78%, while allowing their opponents 1,056 shots. For the season, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 99 goals, 35 points, in addition to a points percentage of .530. They have permitted 110 goals to be scored by of a combination of 91 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 95 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 11.58%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 78.89% on the other teams 90 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. Binnington is the owner of a lifetime mark of 128-83-27 and has played in 248 contests. Binnington's rate of quality starts is 51.0% and he has made 123 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has a tally of 6,485 stops out of the 7,161 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .906. The opposition is averaging 2.83 goals/game and he has relinquished 676 goals in total. He has made the start in 241 contests and has accumulated 14,338 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-141)

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