Dallas Stars vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 1/18/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-148) Flyers (+123)

The Dallas Stars (26-12-5) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Thursday where they will take on the Philadelphia Flyers (24-14-6). The odds on this game have the Stars at -148 and the Flyers are opening at +123. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Dallas Stars will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-1 win over the Kings their last time out. Dallas earned 8 penalty mins in this game. In addition, they had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to net one. The Stars had a solid offensive performance in the victory. For the game, they finished 5 out of the 28 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 108 goals while having 130 on the offensive side of the ice. Dallas Stars opponents have earned 139 power play tries (11th in professional hockey) and have come away with 21 goals in those attempts. Regarding scoring goals, the Dallas Stars have notched 158 goals (3rd in the NHL) on the year and have surrendered 129. Dallas has taken 1,297 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.2%. For the year, they have accumulated 57 points and their points percentage is sitting at .663. The Stars thus far have had 1,290 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. Dallas steps onto the ice with 120 power play chances and they have scored 28 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.33%.

The man in goal for this game is Jake Oettinger. In his career, Oettinger has 89 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .578. He has a save percentage of .914 for his 9,314 minutes on the ice. Oettinger has had 4,504 shots against him and he has 4,118 saves. The opposition has been able to score 386 goals against Oettinger in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.49. He has accumulated an overall mark of 91-42-21 and got the start in 154 games. Oettinger has participated in 163 games throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Philadelphia played the Blues in a matchup where the Flyers ended up with the victory by a final score of 4-2. The Flyers tallied 4 goals of the 42 shots on goal they took. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

The Flyers have earned 109 goals at even strength and 17 goals (30th in the league) while on the power play. Philadelphia has taken 1,479 shots (1st in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.52%, while allowing the opposition 1,273 shots. For the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 126 goals, 54 points, in addition to a points percentage of .614. They have permitted 118 goals to be scored by of a combination of 99 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 139 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 12.23%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 86.33% on the other teams 139 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.7%.

For the opposition you will find Carter Hart in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.93 goals per game and he has relinquished 620 goals altogether. Hart's quality start percentage comes out to 48.8% and he has made 106 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 217 games and has played for a total of 12,711 mins. Hart has a career record of 96-92-29 and has been in goal for 226 games. He has racked up 5,995 stops out of 6,615 shots taken, giving him a save % of .906.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-148)

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