Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 1/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild
Date: Monday, January 8, 2024
Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-125) Wild (+104)
The Minnesota Wild (17-17-4) will compete against the Dallas Stars (22-11-5) at Xcel Energy Center on Monday. The odds on this game have Dallas at -125 while Minnesota is coming in at +104. The over/under has been set at 7.
The Dallas Stars will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-3 defeat to the Predators in the last game they played. Dallas accrued 2 penalty minutes in this contest. Moreover, they had 2 chances with the advantage and notched 1 goal. The Stars had a middle of the road showing in the defeat. In the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 3 of the 29 shots they put on net.
At even strength, the Stars have allowed 101 goals while earning 111 themselves. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 120 power play opportunities (17th in the NHL) and have scored 18 goals in those chances. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have notched 136 goals (4th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 119. Dallas has taken 1,163 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.7%. For the current season, they have recorded 49 points and their points percentage sits at .645. The Stars so far have had 1,139 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .896. Dallas has tallied 109 power play opportunities and they have notched 25 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 22.94%.
Patrolling the crease for the game will be Scott Wedgewood. Wedgewood has played in 116 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 43-45-20 and was named the starter in 103 games. Opponents have been able to score 332 goals against Wedgewood in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.05. Wedgewood has had 3,520 shots against him and has recorded 3,188 saves. His save percentage is .906 during his 6,537 mins guarding the cage. In his career, Wedgewood has accumulated 49 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .476.
When they were on the ice last, Minnesota went up against the Blue Jackets in a matchup where the Wild ended up with the win by a mark of 4-3. The Wild earned 4 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and recorded 2 out of those attempts.
The Wild have earned 89 goals at even strength and 24 goals (18th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. Minnesota has put up 1,149 shots (24th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.83%, while allowing the opposition 1,151 shots. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 113 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 121 goals to be scored by way of 85 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 126 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.05%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 72.73% on the other teams 132 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%.
Across the ice you are going to see Marc-Andre Fleury in the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,507 goals overall. Fleury's rate of quality starts is 55.0% and he has accumulated 464 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 844 contests and has racked up 58,078 minutes. Fleury is the owner of a career record of 551-323-93 and has been in net for 1,003 games. He has recorded 26,097 stops out of the 28,604 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .912.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (+104)
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