Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 4/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+165) Stars (-200)

The Dallas Stars (49-20-9) will play the Buffalo Sabres (37-36-5) at American Airlines Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Sabres at +165 while the Stars are coming in at -200. The over/under is 7.

The Buffalo Sabres will look for better times on the ice after their 3-1 defeat to the Red Wings their last time out. The Sabres had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this loss. In the game, they converted 1 of the 38 shots they launched. They also had 2 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. Buffalo earned 18 penalty mins in this matchup.

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While at even strength, the Sabres have allowed the opponent to score 184 goals while notching 196 as an offensive unit. Buffalo Sabres opponents have recorded 236 power play tries (14th in hockey) and have scored 49 goals in those chances. In the matter of scoring goals, the Buffalo Sabres have racked up 232 goals (21st in the National Hockey League) on the year and have conceded 233. Buffalo has attempted 2,433 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the year, they have earned 79 points and their points percentage is .506. The Sabres so far have had 2,279 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .898. Buffalo has compiled 215 power play opportunities and they have tallied 36 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 16.74%.

The man in net for this game is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Luukkonen has played in 97 games during his pro hockey career. He has compiled a record of 46-40-9 and he was named the starter in 93 games. Opponents have tallied 276 goals against Luukkonen in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.99. Luukkonen has had 2,860 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 2,584 saves. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 5,530 mins guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Luukkonen has 51 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .548.

In their last game, Dallas played the Avalanche in a game where the Stars took home the win by a mark of 7-4. They had 3 power play chances in this outing and notched 3 out of those attempts. The Stars had 7 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they tried.

The Stars have racked up 230 goals at even strength and 57 goals (8th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Dallas has taken 2,473 shots (9th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.61%, while allowing the other team 2,252 shots. So far this year, the Dallas Stars have accounted for 287 goals, 107 points, and a points percentage of .686. They have granted a total of 225 goals to be scored by of a combination of 182 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 230 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.78%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 81.30% on their opponents 230 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jake Oettinger in net. He has tallied 4,741 saves out of the 5,196 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .912. Oettinger has amassed a lifetime record of 110-47-23 and has played in 189 contests. He has started in 180 games and has been on the ice for 10,798 mins. Oettinger's quality start rate comes out to 57.2% and he has qualified for 103 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.53 goals per game and he has relinquished 455 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (-200)

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