Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 1/31/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+110) Stars (-132)

The Dallas Stars (32-17-1) will go up against the Vancouver Canucks (23-17-10) at American Airlines Center on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Vancouver at +110 and Dallas is at -132. The total is set at 6.5.

The Vancouver Canucks went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-1 victory against the Predators in their previous contest . The Canucks were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the victory. In the outing, they finished 3 out of the 22 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 3 chances on the power play and netted 1 goal. Vancouver garnered 6 penalty mins in this matchup.

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When discussing their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have notched 142 goals (20th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 155. For the year, they have earned 56 points and their points percentage comes in at .560. Vancouver skates onto the rink with 136 power play opportunities and they have tallied 31 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.79%. When playing at even strength, the Canucks let the opposition score 126 goals while scoring 111 of their own. Vancouver has taken 1,267 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.2%. The Canucks so far have had 1,363 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .886. Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 148 power play opportunities (11th in the league) and have come away with 29 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Thatcher Demko. Demko has taken the ice for 232 matchups during his NHL career. He has a win-loss record of 120-86-20 and he has started in 226 games. The opposition has scored 637 goals against Demko in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.98. Demko has had 7,101 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 6,464 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .910 during his 12,837 minutes in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Demko has accounted for 127 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .562.

In their last game, Dallas faced off against the Golden Knights in a game where the Stars ended up with the victory by a final score of 4-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this one but were not able to net one. The Stars had 4 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

The Stars have 128 goals at even strength and 29 goals (18th in the NHL) while on the power play. Dallas has attempted 1,502 shots (8th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.45%, while allowing the other team 1,331 shots. So far this year, the Dallas Stars have earned 157 goals, 65 points, in addition to a points percentage of .650. They have permitted 123 goals to be scored by of a combination of 102 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 154 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.83%. They have a penalty kill rate of 84.21% on their opponents 133 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jake Oettinger defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.93 goals/game and he has surrendered 544 goals altogether. Oettinger's quality start percentage comes out to 59.3% and he has 131 quality starts in his career. He was named a starter in 221 games and has been on the ice for 11,131 mins. Oettinger has a lifetime mark of 138-59-24 and has played in 230 games. He has a tally of 5,692 stops out of 6,236 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .913.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (-132)

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