Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 2/22/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-141) Senators (+117)

The Dallas Stars (34-15-8) are on their way to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday where they will take on the Ottawa Senators (23-27-3). The moneyline on this game has Dallas at -141 while Ottawa opens at +117. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Dallas Stars will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-1 loss to the Rangers in their previous outing. The Stars didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. In the game, they converted 1 out of the 42 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 4 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. Dallas accrued 8 penalty mins in this contest.

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At even strength, the Stars have allowed 141 goals while notching 172 when they are on offense. Dallas Stars opponents have totaled 176 power play opportunities (11th in professional hockey) and have a total of 31 goals in those attempts. When discussing their scoring, the Dallas Stars have racked up 210 goals (2nd in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have given up 172. Dallas has taken 1,786 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.8%. For the current season, they sit with 76 points and their points percentage comes in at .667. The Stars so far have had 1,717 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. Dallas has tallied 165 power play chances and they have notched 38 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 23.03%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has been in net for 173 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 98-43-23 and he started in 164 games. Opponents have been able to score 416 goals against Oettinger in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.52. Oettinger has had 4,808 shots against him and has recorded 4,392 total saves. His save percentage is at .913 during his 9,903 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Oettinger has accumulated 93 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .567.

In their last contest, Ottawa squared up with the Panthers in an outing where the Senators ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Senators scored 2 goals of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Senators have earned 147 goals at even strength and 30 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has put up 1,732 shots (16th in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.22%, while allowing their opponents 1,604 shots. Over the course of the season, the Ottawa Senators have accounted for 177 goals, 49 points, and a points percentage of .462. They have allowed 189 goals to be scored by way of 148 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 189 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 15.87%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.69% on their opponents 162 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 88.2%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo protecting the goal. His opponents are averaging 3.07 goals per contest and he has relinquished 728 goals overall. Korpisalo's quality start rate comes out to 48.3% and he has 113 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 234 contests and his ice time sits at 14,243 mins. Korpisalo is the owner of a career mark of 107-99-28 and has participated in 258 games. He has recorded 6,670 stops out of the 7,398 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .902.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas (-141)

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