Los Angeles Kings vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 2/28/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Dallas Stars

Date: Friday, February 28, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+172) Stars (-210)

The Dallas Stars (37-19-2) will take on the Los Angeles Kings (31-17-7) at American Airlines Center on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Kings at +172 while the Stars are coming in at -210. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Canucks in their previous game. Los Angeles garnered 4 penalty minutes in this game. The Kings didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. Moreover, they had 4 power play tries but didn't net one. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 26 shots they put on net.

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Los Angeles Kings opponents have 157 power play tries (19th in the league) and have a total of 28 goals in those attempts. The Kings so far have had 1,403 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .901. Los Angeles has taken 1,529 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.5%. When playing at even strength, the Kings have given up 111 goals while having 140 themselves. Los Angeles has 128 power play chances and they have added 20 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 15.63%. For the season, the have a total of 69 points and their points percentage is .627. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Los Angeles Kings have notched 160 goals (24th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 139.

The player in the crease for this game is Darcy Kuemper. For his professional hockey career, Kuemper is sitting with 220 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .551. His save percentage is at .914 during his 22,026 minutes between the pipes. Kuemper has seen 11,917 shot attempts against him and has recorded 10,894 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,023 goals against Kuemper in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.79. He has a mark of 196-141-52 and he started in 399 games. Kuemper has taken the ice for 420 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Dallas faced off against the Blue Jackets in a game where the Stars were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 6-4. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Stars tallied 4 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they took.

The Stars have earned 157 goals at even strength and 35 goals (17th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Dallas has attempted 1,726 shots (6th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.12%, while allowing their opponents 1,581 shots. Over the course of the season, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 192 goals, 76 points, in addition to a points percentage of .655. They have permitted 149 goals to be scored by way of 126 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 173 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 20.23%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.16% on the other teams 155 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 90.6%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Jake Oettinger in net. Oettinger has accumulated a career mark of 140-61-25 and has played in 235 games. Oettinger's quality start rate comes out to 58.8% and he has qualified for 133 quality starts in his career. He is sitting with 5,834 stops out of the 6,395 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .912. His opponents are averaging 3.02 goals per contest and he has relinquished 561 goals overall. He has been a starter 226 contests and has been on the ice for 11,144 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (-210)

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