Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 12/1/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-122) Stars (+102)

The Winnipeg Jets (18-5-0) are en route to American Airlines Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Dallas Stars (13-8-0). The odds on this game have the Jets at -122 and the Stars are at +102. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 defeat against the Kings in the last game they played. The Jets offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. While out there on the ice, they scored on 1 out of the 14 shots they launched. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. Winnipeg tallied 6 penalty mins in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Jets have allowed the opponent to score 43 goals while getting 67 on offense. Winnipeg Jets opponents have totaled 58 power play opportunities (26th in the league) and have come away with 13 goals in those chances. When discussing scoring goals, the Winnipeg Jets have tallied 90 goals (1st in the league) so far this season and have allowed 56. Winnipeg has attempted 680 shots and has a shooting percentage of 13.2%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 36 points and their points percentage is .783. The Jets have had 685 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .918. Winnipeg has accumulated 68 power play chances and they have scored 23 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 33.82%.

The player in the crease for this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Opponents have been able to score 1,319 goals against Hellebuyck in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.70. Hellebuyck has participated in 523 contests throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage is .917 for his 29,302 mins guarding the cage. He has compiled an overall record of 290-176-41 and he was named the starter in 514 games. Over the course of his career, Hellebuyck has recorded 303 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .589. Hellebuyck has seen 15,927 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 14,608 saves.

Their last time out, Dallas faced off against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Stars went home in defeat by a final score of 6-2. They had 4 power play chances in this one and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Stars recorded 2 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the Dallas Stars have accounted for 71 goals, 26 points, as well as a points percentage of .619. They have granted a total of 56 goals to be scored by way of 45 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Stars are sitting with 60 goals at even strength and 11 goals (22nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 66 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.67%. Dallas has attempted 641 shots (18th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.08%, while allowing the opposition 567 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.67% on the other teams 60 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jake Oettinger protecting the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per game and he has given up 496 goals overall. Oettinger's quality start rate sits at 59.3% and he has accumulated 118 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 199 contests and his ice time sits at 11,077 mins. Oettinger is the owner of a career record of 124-52-23 and has played in 208 games. He has accrued 5,196 stops out of 5,692 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .913.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (+102) and under 6 goals

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