Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 1/19/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+120) Stars (-144)

The Detroit Red Wings (21-19-4) are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Dallas Stars (28-15-1). The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at +120 and Dallas is priced at -144. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Detroit Red Wings were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win against the Panthers in their previous game. Detroit accounted for 8 penalty mins in this game. The Red Wings had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts and were able to notch 3 goals. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 of the 20 shots they attempted.

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When discussing scoring goals, the Detroit Red Wings have accumulated 128 goals (21st in pro hockey) so far this season and have allowed 141. For the season, they have accumulated 46 points and their points percentage sits at .523. Detroit has tallied 132 power play chances and they have notched 39 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 29.55%. When at even strength, the Red Wings let the opposition score 106 goals while having 89 of their own. Detroit has taken 1,117 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.5%. The Red Wings thus far have had 1,294 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .891. Detroit Red Wings opponents have 114 power play opportunities (25th in the NHL) and have earned 35 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Cam Talbot. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Talbot has accumulated 269 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .552. He has a save percentage of .913 for his 27,836 mins guarding the cage. Talbot has had 14,777 shots against him and has recorded 13,493 total saves. Opponents have scored 1,284 goals against Talbot in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.77. He has earned a record of 256-185-44 and was named the starter in 487 games. Talbot has been involved in 510 contests throughout his hockey career.

Their last time out, Dallas squared up with the Canadiens in a matchup where the Stars were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 3-1. The Stars converted 1 goal out of the 33 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

So far this year, the Dallas Stars have earned 139 goals, 57 points, in addition to a points percentage of .648. They have granted a total of 108 goals to be scored by of a combination of 91 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. The Stars have earned 115 goals at even strength and 24 goals (21st in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 138 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.39%. Dallas has put up 1,351 shots (6th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.29%, while allowing their opponents 1,160 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 85.59% on their oppositions 118 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Jake Oettinger in net. Oettinger is sitting with a career record of 135-58-24 and has participated in 226 games. Oettinger's rate of quality starts comes out to 59.4% and he has accumulated 129 quality starts in his hockey career. He has tallied 5,599 stops out of the 6,134 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .913. Opponents are averaging 2.89 goals per game and he has surrendered 535 goals altogether. He has started in 217 contests and has been on the ice for 11,121 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (+120)

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