Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 6/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+114) Oilers (-137)

The Dallas Stars are headed to Rogers Place on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. The Oilers lead the series 3-2. The odds on this game have Dallas at +114 and Edmonton is priced at -137. The total has been set at 7.

The Dallas Stars will look for better times on the ice after their 3-1 defeat against the Oilers in Game 5 . Dallas tallied 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Stars offense left a lot to be desired in this loss. Furthermore, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. In the game, they earned a goal on 1 of the 20 shots they looked to score on.

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While at even strength, the Stars have conceded 189 goals while earning 236 of their own. Dallas Stars opponents have totaled 239 power play opportunities (21st in pro hockey) and have notched 43 goals in those attempts. When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have accounted for 294 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have surrendered 232. Dallas has taken 2,588 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. For the current campaign, they have scored 113 points and their points % is .689. The Stars so far have had 2,350 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .901. Dallas steps onto the ice with 240 power play opportunities and they have added 58 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 24.17%.

The player in the crease for this game is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has played in 193 games during his professional hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 113-48-23 and he has gotten the start in 184 games. Opponents have been able to score 461 goals against Oettinger in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.50. Oettinger has seen 5,293 shots against him and he has 4,832 saves. His save percentage currently is at .913 in his 11,042 mins in the crease. During his career on the ice, Oettinger has accumulated 107 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .582.

In Game 5, Edmonton had 3 power play attempts in this outing and earned 2 out of those opportunities. The Oilers earned 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they were seeking.

Edmonton has put up 2,768 shots (1st in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.55%, while allowing the other team 2,307 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.46% on their opponents 258 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.8%. They have a tally of 243 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.34%. The Oilers have earned 228 goals at even strength and 64 goals (5th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 236 goals to be scored by way of 183 goals at even strength and 53 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Edmonton Oilers have earned 292 goals, 104 points, in addition to a points percentage of .634.

Across the rink you are likely to see Stuart Skinner in net. His opponents are averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has yielded 317 goals altogether. Skinner's rate of quality starts comes out to 59.3% and he has accumulated 70 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 118 contests and has racked up 7,058 mins. Skinner holds a career mark of 72-36-10 and has participated in 123 games. He has gathered 3,177 saves out of the 3,494 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .909.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (+114)

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