Dallas Stars vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 1/14/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-160) Maple Leafs (+132)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (27-15-2) will try to beat the Dallas Stars (27-14-1) at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Dallas at -160 while Toronto is sitting at +132. The over/under is 6.5.

The Dallas Stars will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 loss against the Senators in their previous game. Dallas garnered 6 penalty minutes for this game. Furthermore, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and notched 1 goal. The Stars had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 26 shots they tried.

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Pertaining to scoring goals, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 134 goals (12th in hockey) on the campaign and have allowed 104. For the current campaign, they have earned 55 points and their points percentage comes in at .655. Dallas has compiled 131 power play chances and they have added 22 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 16.79%. When playing at even strength, the Stars have allowed the opponent to score 87 goals while earning 112 on the offensive side of the ice. Dallas has taken 1,294 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.4%. The Stars thus far have had 1,109 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .906. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 113 power play opportunities (22nd in hockey) and have a total of 17 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has taken the ice for 224 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 134-57-24 and was named the starter in 215 games. Opponents have been able to score 532 goals versus Oettinger in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.87. Oettinger has had 6,083 shots against him and has gathered 5,551 total saves. His save percentage sits at .913 in his 11,116 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his career, Oettinger has tallied 127 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .591.

Their last time out, Toronto opposed the Canucks in an outing where the Maple Leafs were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 3-0. The Maple Leafs converted 0 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they took. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

On the year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned a total of 135 goals, 56 points, as well as a points percentage of .636. They have granted a total of 124 goals to be scored by way of 102 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. The Maple Leafs have racked up 109 goals at even strength and 26 goals (14th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 126 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.63%. Toronto has taken 1,243 shots (13th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.86%, while allowing the other team 1,288 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 83.58% on their opponents 134 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Joseph Woll protecting the goal. Woll holds a career record of 35-20-1 and has participated in 57 games. Woll's quality start rate is 55.6% and he has qualified for 30 quality starts in his career. He has compiled 1,562 stops out of the 1,713 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .912. His opponents are averaging 4.26 goals/game and he has surrendered 151 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 54 contests and his ice time sits at 2,127 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (+132)

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