Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 2/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+150) Stars (-182)

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Stars (32-17-1) will compete against the Columbus Blue Jackets (25-19-7) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jackets at +150 while the Stars open at -182. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 2-1 win over the Golden Knights in their previous outing. The Blue Jackets had a below average offensive outing in the win. While out there on the ice, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 24 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to notch a goal. Columbus recorded 2 penalty minutes in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Blue Jackets have surrendered 133 goals while having 139 on the offensive side of the ice. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have recorded 140 power play tries (20th in hockey) and have come away with 35 goals in those chances. With respect to their scoring, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accumulated 167 goals (8th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 168. Columbus has tried 1,494 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 57 points and their points % is .559. The Blue Jackets have had 1,478 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .886. Columbus steps onto the ice with 125 power play chances and they have notched 28 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 22.40%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Elvis Merzlikins. Merzlikins has taken the ice for 224 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 87-90-33 and he has gotten the start in 210 games. Opponents have tallied 654 goals against Merzlikins in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.73. Merzlikins has had 6,744 shots taken against him and has recorded 6,090 saves. His save percentage currently is at .903 in his 10,533 mins guarding the cage. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Merzlikins has 102 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .486.

In their last contest, Dallas faced the Golden Knights in a game where the Stars ended up with the win by a tally of 4-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Stars tallied 4 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

Dallas has put up 1,502 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.45%, while allowing the other team 1,331 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 84.21% on their oppositions 133 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.8%. They have earned 154 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.83%. The Stars have scored 128 goals at even strength and 29 goals (18th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 123 goals to be scored by of a combination of 102 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Dallas Stars have a total of 157 goals, 65 points, in addition to a points percentage of .650.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jake Oettinger in goal. He has tallied 5,692 stops out of the 6,236 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .913. Oettinger has accumulated a career record of 138-59-24 and has been in net for 230 games. He has made the start in 221 contests and his ice time sits at 11,131 minutes. Oettinger's quality start percentage comes out to 59.3% and he has accumulated 131 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.93 goals per game and he has surrendered 544 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-182)

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