Dallas Stars vs New York Rangers Prediction, 1/7/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs New York Rangers

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

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

The New York Rangers (18-20-1) are welcoming the Dallas Stars (24-13-1) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Dallas at -182 and New York is opening at +150. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Dallas Stars had a good night with a 3-2 win over the Hockey Club in their previous contest . Dallas garnered 2 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 1 power play try but weren't able to convert it into a goal. The Stars had an average offensive outing in the win. For the outing, they finished 3 out of the 29 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Stars have surrendered 80 goals while notching 103 of their own. Dallas Stars opponents have 103 power play tries (26th in hockey) and have come away with 15 goals in those chances. When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 122 goals (13th in hockey) for the season and have surrendered 95. Dallas has tried 1,171 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.4%. For the year, they have recorded 49 points and their points percentage comes in at .645. The Stars have had 996 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .905. Dallas comes into tonight with 123 power play chances and they have scored 19 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 15.45%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jake Oettinger. Opponents have notched 527 goals against Oettinger in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.85. Oettinger has played in 222 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .913 during his 11,111 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed an overall mark of 132-57-24 and he has gotten the start in 213 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Oettinger has 126 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .592. Oettinger has seen 6,026 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,499 saves.

In their last outing, New York faced off against the Blackhawks in an outing where the Rangers got the victory by a final score of 6-2. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Rangers notched 6 goals of the 34 shots on goal they took.

New York has attempted 1,175 shots (8th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.62%, while allowing their opponents 1,225 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.87% on their oppositions 124 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.0%. They have recorded 105 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.14%. The Rangers have accumulated 95 goals at even strength and 18 goals (26th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 123 goals to be scored by way of 103 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the New York Rangers have accounted for 113 goals, 37 points, in addition to a points percentage of .474.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jonathan Quick defending the net. He has accounted for 19,470 stops out of the 21,374 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .911. Quick is the owner of a lifetime mark of 399-288-86 and has been in net for 794 games. He has started in 775 contests and has played for a total of 45,365 mins. Quick's rate of quality starts sits at 52.9% and he has accumulated 410 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,904 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-182)

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