Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/24/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Dallas Stars (5-2-0) are en route to TD Garden on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Boston Bruins (3-3-1).

The Dallas Stars were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-2 defeat to the Sabres in their previous game. The Stars offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. In the game, they converted 2 of the 30 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Dallas accumulated 2 penalty mins for this game.

When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have earned 19 goals (21st in hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 13. For the season, they have racked up 10 points and their points percentage is .714. Dallas has accounted for 21 power play opportunities and they have scored 2 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 9.52%. While at even strength, the Stars have surrendered 12 goals while getting 17 themselves. Dallas has attempted 186 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.2%. The Stars have had 204 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .936. Dallas Stars opponents have recorded 22 power play opportunities (12th in professional hockey) and have tallied 1 goal in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jake Oettinger. The opposition has racked up 470 goals versus Oettinger in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.49. Oettinger has taken the ice for 198 matchups during his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 11,339 mins on the ice. He has earned a record of 117-49-23 and he has started in 189 games. For his career, Oettinger has tallied 111 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .587. Oettinger has seen 5,445 shot attempts taken against him and he has 4,975 total saves.

In their last outing, Boston played the Predators in a matchup where the Bruins ended up taking the loss by a final score of 4-0. They had 4 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Bruins scored 0 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they tried.

For the year, the Boston Bruins have 21 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 24 goals to be scored by way of 18 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have 17 goals at even strength and 4 goals (19th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 29 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 13.79%. Boston has taken 191 shots (16th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.99%, while allowing the opposition 218 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.86% on their opponents 35 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see Jeremy Swayman in the crease. Swayman has accrued a career record of 81-35-16 and has played in 137 games. Swayman's quality start rate comes out to 64.6% and he has earned 84 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has gathered 3,470 saves out of 3,779 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .918. His opposition is averaging 2.35 goals per contest and he has relinquished 309 goals overall. He has made the start in 130 contests and has played for a total of 7,873 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas

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