San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 10/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

The San Jose Sharks (0-1-1) are on their way to American Airlines Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Dallas Stars (3-0-0).

The San Jose Sharks will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-0 loss to the Ducks their last time on the ice. San Jose tallied 12 mins in the box for this game. The Sharks didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. In the game, they weren't able to score on any of the 30 shots they tried.

San Jose Sharks opponents have earned 7 power play tries (20th in pro hockey) and have come away with 0 goals in those chances. The Sharks so far have had 70 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. San Jose has attempted 59 shots and has a shot percentage of 6.8%. When at even strength, the Sharks have surrendered 7 goals while having 3 themselves. San Jose has compiled 5 power play opportunities and they have tallied 1 goal out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 20.00%. For the year, they have earned 1 point and their points percentage comes in at .250. With regard to their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 4 goals (27th in hockey) so far this year and have given up 7.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Mackenzie Blackwood. The opposition has notched 429 goals versus Blackwood in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.98. Blackwood has taken the ice for 153 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .905 for his 8,625 minutes between the pipes. He has earned a win-loss record of 65-57-19 and he was named the starter in 144 games. Over the course of his pro career, Blackwood has compiled 74 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .514. Blackwood has seen 4,536 shots against him and has gathered 4,107 saves.

In their last contest, Dallas squared up with the Kraken in an outing where the Stars notched a victory by a mark of 2-0. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this game but were not able to net one. The Stars notched 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued.

Dallas has taken 70 shots (20th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.86%, while allowing their opponents 95 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 90.91% on their oppositions 11 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 96.8%. They have recorded 9 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 11.11%. The Stars have scored 8 goals at even strength and 1 goal (17th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 3 goals to be scored by of a combination of 2 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Dallas Stars have 9 goals, 6 points, as well as a points percentage of 1.000.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jake Oettinger protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 2.41 goals per contest and he has given up 324 goals altogether. Oettinger's percentage of quality starts comes out to 60.2% and he has accumulated 80 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 133 games and has been on the ice for 8,076 minutes. Oettinger has earned a career mark of 80-34-19 and has been in net for 141 games. He has tallied 3,563 saves out of the 3,887 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .917.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose

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