Dallas Stars vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 11/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+106) Jets (-128)

The Dallas Stars (7-4-0) are traveling to Canada Life Centre on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Winnipeg Jets (12-1-0). The moneyline on this matchup has Dallas at +106 and Winnipeg is coming in at -128. The total comes in at 6.5.

The Dallas Stars will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-2 loss to the Panthers their last time on the ice. The Stars didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the game, they converted 2 of the 25 shots they tried. In addition, they had 4 chances on the power play and notched 1 goal. Dallas garnered 15 penalty minutes in this outing.

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Dallas Stars opponents have 35 power play tries (23rd in the NHL) and have scored 4 goals in those attempts. The Stars thus far have had 308 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .912. Dallas has taken 309 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.0%. When at even strength, the Stars have surrendered 23 goals while notching 27 of their own. Dallas has 36 power play opportunities and they have notched 7 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 19.44%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 14 points and their points % is .636. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Dallas Stars have notched 34 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the season and have allowed 27.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jake Oettinger. In his professional hockey career, Oettinger is sitting with 112 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .586. His save percentage currently is at .913 for his 11,058 mins guarding the cage. Oettinger has seen 5,497 shots against him and has gathered 5,019 total saves. Opponents have racked up 478 goals versus Oettinger in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.59. He has compiled a mark of 118-50-23 and he has started in 191 games. Oettinger has been in goal for 200 matchups over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Winnipeg faced off against the Hockey Club in a game where the Jets notched a victory by a final of 3-0. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and tallied 1 out of those attempts. The Jets notched 3 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Jets have racked up 46 goals at even strength and 16 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while on the power play. Winnipeg has tried 416 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 14.90%, while allowing the other team 367 shots. For the season, the Winnipeg Jets have accumulated 62 goals, 24 points, and a points percentage of .923. They have allowed 30 goals to be scored by of a combination of 24 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 36 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 44.44%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 79.31% on their opponents 29 power play chances, and their save percentage is 91.8%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck defending the net. Hellebuyck has amassed a career mark of 284-174-41 and has been in goal for 515 games. Hellebuyck's rate of quality starts comes out to 58.7% and he has accumulated 297 quality starts in his career. He has gathered 14,373 stops out of 15,675 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .917. His opponents are averaging 2.67 goals/game and he has yielded 1,302 goals in total. He has made the start in 506 games and has played for a total of 29,282 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (+106)

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