St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 10/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars

Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+180) Stars (-225)

The St. Louis Blues (37-38-7 last year) are headed to American Airlines Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Dallas Stars (47-21-14 last season). The line on this contest has St. Louis at +180 and Dallas is coming in at -225. The over/under is 7.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-2 loss to the Stars in their previous game. The Blues had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. For the game, they converted 2 of the 18 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 2 chances with the advantage and scored 1 goal. St. Louis compiled 12 penalty minutes for this contest.

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In reference to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues racked up 260 goals (17th in professional hockey) last year surrendered 298. For the prior season, they had 81 points and their points % was .494. St. Louis wrapped up the season with 238 power play opportunities and scored 46 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 19.33%. When at even strength, the Blues surrendered 238 goals while earning 214. St. Louis tried 2,341 shots and had a shooting percentage of 11.1%. The Blues had 2,652 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .888. St. Louis Blues opponents had 217 power play tries (31st in the NHL) and scored 60 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 223 matchups throughout his NHL career. He has amassed a record of 117-73-26 and he has gotten the start in 218 games. Opponents have racked up 600 goals versus Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.78. Binnington has had 6,402 shots taken against him and has amassed 5,802 saves. His save percentage currently is .906 in his 12,946 minutes on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has 112 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .514.

The last time they were on the ice, Dallas faced off against the Golden Knights in a game where the Stars ended up taking the loss by a mark of 6-0. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Stars scored 0 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they tried.

Dallas attempted 2,617 shots (14th in hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.74%, while allowing the other team 2,452 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 83.47% on their opponent's 242 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage was 91.2%. They recorded 256 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 25.00%. The Stars accumulated 217 goals at even strength and 64 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They permitted 215 goals to be scored by way of 175 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last season, the Dallas Stars had 281 goals, 108 points, as well as a points percentage of .659.

Across the rink you are likely to see Jake Oettinger protecting the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.42 goals/game and he has yielded 321 goals altogether. Oettinger's quality start rate is 59.5% and he has 78 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has made the start in 131 contests and has played 7,957 mins. Oettinger is the owner of a lifetime mark of 78-34-19 and has been in goal for 139 games. He has tallied 3,496 stops out of the 3,817 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .916.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-225) and under 6.5 goals

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