Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 3/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-350) Sharks (+260)

The Dallas Stars (44-19-9) are on their way to SAP Center on Tuesday where they will take on the San Jose Sharks (16-46-8). The moneyline on this game has the Stars at -350 and the Sharks are sitting at +260. The total is 7.

The Dallas Stars were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 win against the Coyotes their last time out. Dallas amassed 10 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Stars had a solid offensive outing in the victory. Furthermore, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't convert them into a score. For the matchup, they converted 4 of the 35 shots they looked to score on.

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At even strength, the Stars have given up 174 goals while notching 212 themselves. Dallas Stars opponents have amassed 214 power play tries (17th in the NHL) and have earned 40 goals in those attempts. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Dallas Stars have earned 261 goals (2nd in hockey) for the season and have surrendered 214. Dallas has tried 2,255 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.6%. For the current season, they have recorded 97 points and their points percentage is .674. The Stars so far have had 2,097 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .898. Dallas comes into tonight with 210 power play chances and they have notched 49 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 23.33%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Oettinger. For his career, Oettinger has 100 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .568. He has a save percentage of .911 during his 10,559 minutes on the ice. Oettinger has seen 5,078 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 4,628 total saves. The opposition has racked up 450 goals versus Oettinger in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.56. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 106-47-23 and he has gotten the start in 176 games. Oettinger has been involved in 185 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, San Jose faced off against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Sharks took a loss by a mark of 5-4. The Sharks recorded 4 goals of the 30 shots on goal they took. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest and converted 2 out of those opportunities.

This season, the San Jose Sharks have notched a total of 154 goals, 40 points, as well as a points percentage of .286. They have allowed 280 goals to be scored by way of 224 goals at even strength and 56 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks have scored 118 goals at even strength and 36 goals (26th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 173 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.81%. San Jose has taken 1,796 shots (32nd in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.57%, while allowing their opponents 2,446 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 74.55% on their oppositions 220 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.6%.

Across the ice you will find Mackenzie Blackwood protecting the goal. He has a tally of 5,070 saves out of 5,608 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .904. Blackwood holds a career record of 74-76-21 and has participated in 188 games. He has started in 176 games and his ice time sits at 10,523 minutes. Blackwood's quality start rate sits at 52.8% and he has earned 93 quality starting assignments in his career. Teams are averaging 3.07 goals per contest and he has yielded 538 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+260)

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