Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 2/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins

Date: Monday, February 19, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+112) Bruins (-136)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Bruins (32-12-11) will take on the Dallas Stars (34-14-7) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Dallas at +112 and Boston is priced at -136. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Dallas Stars had a rough game after their 4-3 loss to the Oilers their last time out. The Stars played like an average offensive team in the defeat. In the outing, they scored on 3 out of the 27 shots they launched. In addition, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 2 goals. Dallas accrued 8 mins in the box for this matchup.

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Pertaining to their scoring, the Dallas Stars have accounted for 206 goals (1st in the National Hockey League) this season and have surrendered 166. For the current season, they have 75 points and their points % is .682. Dallas has accumulated 159 power play opportunities and they have notched 37 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 23.27%. At even strength, the Stars have surrendered 135 goals while having 169 on offense. Dallas has attempted 1,698 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.1%. The Stars have seen 1,661 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .900. Dallas Stars opponents have 170 power play tries (14th in hockey) and have come away with 31 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has taken the ice for 172 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 98-43-22 and he started in 163 games. The opposition has been able to score 413 goals against Oettinger in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.52. Oettinger has seen 4,778 shot attempts against him and he has 4,365 saves. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 9,838 minutes guarding the cage. Throughout his time in hockey, Oettinger is sitting with 93 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .571.

In their last contest, Boston opposed the Kings in a game where the Bruins ended up losing by a final score of 5-4. The Bruins earned 4 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest and recorded 1 out of those opportunities.

Boston has attempted 1,656 shots (18th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.05%, while allowing the opposition 1,705 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.22% on their opponents 197 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.5%. They have a total of 173 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 23.70%. The Bruins have tallied 142 goals at even strength and 41 goals (9th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 145 goals to be scored by of a combination of 108 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 183 goals, 75 points, in addition to a points percentage of .682.

Across the rink you are going to see Linus Ullmark in net. He has gathered 6,392 saves out of 6,960 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .918. Ullmark has amassed a lifetime record of 132-69-20 and has played in 234 games. He has started in 225 games and has played for a total of 13,500 minutes. Ullmark's rate of quality starts is 64.0% and he has made 144 quality starting assignments in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per game and he has yielded 568 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (-136)

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