Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 4/13/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ABC

The Dallas Stars (50-20-9) will try to beat the Seattle Kraken (33-31-13) at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

The Seattle Kraken had a good night with a 5-0 win over the Coyotes in their previous contest . The Kraken had a solid offensive performance in this victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 25 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 3 chances with the advantage and notched 1 goal. Seattle had 4 penalty mins in this game.

Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 204 goals (29th in the league) for the year and have given up 215. For the current campaign, they have scored 79 points and their points percentage comes in at .513. Seattle skates onto the rink with 229 power play opportunities and they have scored 49 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 21.40%. When at even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 172 goals while earning 155 on offense. Seattle has taken 2,200 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.3%. The Kraken have seen 2,262 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .905. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 208 power play opportunities (30th in the NHL) and have racked up 43 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Philipp Grubauer. Opponents have notched 807 goals versus Grubauer in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.58. Grubauer has participated in 342 games over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .911 in his 18,774 mins in the crease. He has accumulated an overall mark of 158-120-32 and was named the starter in 309 games. During his career on the ice, Grubauer has 167 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .540. Grubauer has had 9,041 shot attempts against him and has amassed 8,234 saves.

In their last game, Dallas faced the Sabres in a matchup where the Stars got the win by a final score of 3-2. They had 2 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Stars tallied 3 goals of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Stars have tallied 233 goals at even strength and 57 goals (8th in the league) while having more men on the ice. Dallas has taken 2,497 shots (10th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.61%, while allowing their opponents 2,273 shots. On the year, the Dallas Stars have a total of 290 goals, 109 points, and a points percentage of .690. They have granted a total of 227 goals to be scored by of a combination of 184 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 232 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 24.57%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 81.55% on their opponents 233 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.0%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jake Oettinger defending the net. His opponents are averaging 2.53 goals per game and he has relinquished 457 goals overall. Oettinger's quality start percentage is 57.5% and he has earned 104 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has been a starter 181 contests and his ice time sits at 10,858 minutes. Oettinger has accumulated a lifetime record of 111-47-23 and has played in 190 contests. He has compiled 4,760 saves out of the 5,217 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .912.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle

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