Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 5/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+144) Stars (-175)

The Seattle Kraken are traveling to American Airlines Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their series. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at +144 while Dallas is sitting at -175. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Seattle Kraken were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 2-1 victory over the Avalanche in the last game they played to close out their 1st round series. Seattle earned 2 minutes in the box for this contest. Additionally, they had 1 chance on the power play but didn't net one. The Kraken had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the victory. In the outing, they scored on 2 out of the 27 shots they tried.

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In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 289 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have allowed 252. For the current campaign, the have a total of 100 points and their points percentage sits at .610. Seattle has tallied 243 power play opportunities and they have added 48 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 19.75%. While playing at even strength, the Kraken have allowed 197 goals while getting 241 on offense. Seattle has attempted 2,497 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.6%. The Kraken have had 2,215 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .886. Seattle Kraken opponents have totaled 236 power play opportunities (22nd in professional hockey) and have racked up 55 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Philipp Grubauer. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Grubauer has accumulated 152 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .549. His save percentage currently is .912 during his 16,895 mins played. Grubauer has seen 8,154 shots taken against him and has recorded 7,435 saves. Opponents have been able to score 719 goals against Grubauer in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.55. He has earned a record of 144-106-30 and was named the starter in 277 games. Grubauer has taken the ice for 308 matchups during his hockey career.

In their last game, Dallas played the Wild in a game where the Stars ended up with the victory by a score of 4-1 to close out their 1st round series. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Stars scored 4 goals of the 33 shots on goal they attempted.

The Stars have 217 goals at even strength and 64 goals (6th in hockey) while on the power play. Dallas has taken 2,617 shots (14th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.74%, while allowing their opponents 2,452 shots. For the season, the Dallas Stars have tallied 281 goals, 108 points, and a points percentage of .659. They have permitted 215 goals to be scored by of a combination of 175 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 256 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 25.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 83.47% on their opponents 242 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.2%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jake Oettinger protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.42 goals/game and he has given up 321 goals altogether. Oettinger's quality start percentage comes out to 59.5% and he has 78 quality starts in his career. He has started in 131 games and has accumulated 7,957 mins. Oettinger is sitting with a career record of 78-34-19 and has participated in 139 games. He is sitting with 3,496 stops out of the 3,817 shots tried, giving him a rate of .916.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (-175)

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