Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 1/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars

Date: Sunday, January 8, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+130) Stars (-156)

The Florida Panthers (18-18-4) are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Dallas Stars (23-11-6). The odds on this game have Florida at +130 while Dallas is opening at -156. The betting total is set at 6.

The Florida Panthers had a good night with a 3-2 win over the Red Wings in their previous game. The Panthers had a middle of the road offensive output in the win. For the game, they finished 3 of the 20 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 2 power play chances and notched 2 goals. Florida accounted for 10 mins in the box in this matchup.

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While playing at even strength, the Panthers have surrendered 97 goals while getting 101 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida Panthers opponents have recorded 154 power play tries (1st in hockey) and have scored 38 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Florida Panthers have notched 131 goals (12th in the NHL) this year and have surrendered 135. Florida has tried 1,436 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.1%. For the current campaign, they have 40 points and their points percentage comes in at .500. The Panthers so far have had 1,271 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .894. Florida is sitting with 144 power play opportunities and they have scored 30 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 20.83%.

The man in net for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has taken the ice for 616 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 345-199-49 and he has started in 600 games. Opponents have scored 1,532 goals versus Bobrovsky in his career and his goals against average is 2.59. Bobrovsky has had 18,077 shots taken against him and has gathered 16,545 total saves. He has a save percentage of .915 during his 35,437 minutes played. In his career, Bobrovsky has compiled 342 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .570.

When they took the ice last, Dallas faced off against the Ducks in a matchup where the Stars took the defeat by a score of 2-0. The Stars earned 0 goals of the 35 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest but were not able to net one.

The Stars have scored 105 goals at even strength and 34 goals (6th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. Dallas has taken 1,289 shots (10th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.78%, while allowing their opponents 1,249 shots. On the season, the Dallas Stars have earned a total of 139 goals, 52 points, in addition to a points percentage of .650. They have allowed 107 goals to be scored by of a combination of 84 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 125 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 27.20%. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.71% on their oppositions 133 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 91.4%.

Across the rink you are going to see Jake Oettinger patrolling the crease. Oettinger has compiled a career record of 58-29-11 and has played in 106 games. Oettinger's quality start rate is 59.2% and he has accumulated 58 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He is sitting with 2,628 stops out of 2,871 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .915. His opposition is averaging 2.44 goals/game and he has yielded 243 goals in total. He has been a starter 98 contests and has played for a total of 5,969 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (+130)

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