Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

The Nashville Predators (47-30-5 last season) will take on the Dallas Stars (52-21-9 last year) at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.

The Dallas Stars were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 defeat to the Oilers their last time out. Dallas tallied 4 mins in the box for this matchup. The Stars had a below average offensive outing in this defeat. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to net one. In the game, they netted 1 out of the 35 shots they put on net.

In regard to their scoring, the Dallas Stars tallied 294 goals (3rd in hockey) for the previous season and gave up 232. For the previous campaign, they earned 113 points and their points % was .689. Dallas accounted for 240 power play opportunities and tallied 58 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 24.17%. When playing at even strength, the Stars allowed 189 goals while earning 236. Dallas took 2,588 shots and held a shot percentage of 11.4%. The Stars had 2,350 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .901. Dallas Stars opponents had 239 power play tries (21st in hockey) and scored 43 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has been involved in 193 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled a record of 113-48-23 and was named the starter in 184 games. Opponents have been able to score 461 goals versus Oettinger in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.50. Oettinger has seen 5,293 shots taken against him and has gathered 4,832 total saves. His save percentage is at .913 during his 11,042 minutes between the pipes. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Oettinger has 107 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .582.

When they took the ice last, Nashville squared up with the Canucks in a matchup where the Predators took the loss by a final score of 1-0. The Predators notched 0 goals of the 28 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal.

Nashville took 2,642 shots (8th in pro hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.07%, while allowing the other team 2,507 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.92% on their opponent's 247 power play tries, and their save percentage came in at 90.1%. They earned 269 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.56%. The Predators finished with 208 goals at even strength and 58 goals (11th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They allowed 248 goals to be scored by of a combination of 191 goals at even strength and 57 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last season, the Nashville Predators earned 266 goals, 99 points, as well as a points percentage of .604.

Across the ice you are going to see Juuse Saros in net. His opposition is averaging 2.63 goals/game and he has yielded 878 goals altogether. Saros' quality start rate is 60.7% and he has made 202 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 333 games and has accumulated 20,046 minutes. Saros is the owner of a career mark of 182-119-32 and has played in 350 games. He has accrued 9,705 stops out of 10,583 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .917.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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