St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 3/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
TV: Victory+
Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+132) Stars (-160)
The Dallas Stars (37-19-2) are hosting the St. Louis Blues (28-26-6) at American Airlines Center on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +132 while Dallas opens at -160. The betting total comes in at 6.5.
The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-2 win over the Capitals in their previous game. The Blues had a good offensive outing in the win. For the outing, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 19 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 1 power play attempt but didn't convert it into a score. St. Louis garnered 4 penalty minutes for this contest.
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St. Louis Blues opponents have 143 power play opportunities (27th in pro hockey) and have come away with 39 goals in those chances. The Blues thus far have had 1,704 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. St. Louis has tried 1,600 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.6%. When at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 140 goals while having 143 of their own. St. Louis comes into tonight with 133 power play chances and they have notched 26 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 19.55%. For the current season, they have recorded 62 points and their points percentage is sitting at .517. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 169 goals (21st in the NHL) so far this season and have given up 179.
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Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has recorded 167 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .534. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 16,336 minutes played. Binnington has had 9,288 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 8,421 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 867 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.18. He has a win-loss mark of 162-113-35 and he was named the starter in 313 games. Binnington has played in 321 contests over the course of his NHL career.
The last time they were on the ice, Dallas faced off against the Blue Jackets in a matchup where the Stars took a loss by a tally of 6-4. The Stars converted 4 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net.
The Stars have tallied 157 goals at even strength and 35 goals (17th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Dallas has tried 1,725 shots (8th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 11.13%, while allowing the other team 1,581 shots. On the season, the Dallas Stars have earned a total of 192 goals, 76 points, in addition to a points percentage of .655. They have allowed 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 a tally of 173 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 20.23%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 85.16% on their oppositions 155 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.6%.
For the opposition you will find Jake Oettinger in net. He has tallied 5,834 stops out of 6,395 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .912. Oettinger holds a career record of 140-61-25 and has been in goal for 235 games. He has been a starter 226 games and has been on the ice for 11,144 minutes. Oettinger's percentage of quality starts sits at 58.8% and he has 133 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 3.02 goals/game and he has surrendered 561 goals in total.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-160) and under 6.5 goals
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