NHL Predictions & Odds 4/13/23

St. Louis Blues (37-36-7) vs. Dallas Stars (45-21-14)
April 13, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Stars -217 / St. Louis Blues +171; Over/Under: +6
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The St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars meet Thursday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 37 goals, Robert Thomas has 46 assists, and Justin Faulk has 194 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 72.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 193 goals on 1,792 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has given up 66 goals on 626 shots.

The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 24.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 46 goals, Miro Heiskanen has 60 assists and Jamie Benn has 186 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 83.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 144 goal on 1,751 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 49 goals on 585 shots.

The Blues are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 0 days rest and 5-0 in their last 5 Thursday games. The Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The over is 42-18-6 in Blues last 66 overall. The over is 13-6-2 in Stars last 21 overall. The Blues are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Dallas and 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.

The Dallas Stars had no problem scoring goals against the Blues last night, and now get them at home. The Blues look like a team that’s ready for the season to end, while the Stars are still fighting for a division title. Give me the Stars at home and the PL to shave down the expensive juice.