Utah Hockey Club vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 1/4/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Dallas Stars

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+110) Stars (-130)

The Dallas Stars (23-13-1) will take on the Utah Hockey Club (17-15-6) at American Airlines Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Hockey Club at +110 while the Stars are at -130. The total is set at 6.

The Utah Hockey Club came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 victory over the Flames their last time out. Utah earned 20 penalty minutes in this outing. The Hockey Club had a good offensive output in the victory. Furthermore, they had 3 power play chances and netted 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 26 shots they put on net.

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Utah Hockey Club opponents have 135 power play opportunities (1st in professional hockey) and have scored 26 goals in those attempts. The Hockey Club have seen 1,095 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .897. Utah has taken 1,034 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. While playing at even strength, the Hockey Club have surrendered 87 goals while notching 87 as an offensive unit. Utah has tallied 107 power play opportunities and they have added 24 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 22.43%. For the year, they have recorded 40 points and their points percentage is .526. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Hockey Club have accounted for 111 goals (22nd in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 113.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Karel Vejmelka. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vejmelka has 70 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .461. His save percentage is at .900 in his 7,810 mins played. Vejmelka has had 5,062 shot attempts against him and has accrued 4,556 saves. The opposition has been able to score 506 goals against Vejmelka in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.89. He has earned an overall record of 53-85-13 and he started in 152 games. Vejmelka has been involved in 163 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Dallas went up against the Senators in a matchup where the Stars notched a win by a mark of 4-2. The Stars earned 4 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 5 power play attempts in this one and netted 1 out of those opportunities.

Dallas has taken 1,142 shots (8th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.42%, while allowing their opponents 961 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 85.29% on the other teams 102 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.3%. They have earned 123 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 15.45%. The Stars have earned 100 goals at even strength and 19 goals (24th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 93 goals to be scored by way of 78 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Dallas Stars have earned 119 goals, 47 points, and a points percentage of .635.

For the opposition you will find Jake Oettinger defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has relinquished 525 goals overall. Oettinger's quality start rate comes in at 59.0% and he has 125 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 212 games and has been on the ice for 11,109 mins. Oettinger is the owner of a career mark of 131-57-24 and has participated in 221 games. He has racked up 5,466 saves out of 5,991 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .912.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Utah (+110)

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