Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 10/18/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-152) Blues (+126)

The Dallas Stars (3-1-0) are hitting the road to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they will meet the St. Louis Blues (2-2-0). The moneyline on this contest has Dallas at -152 while St. Louis is sitting at +126. The betting total is set at 6.

The Dallas Stars will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-3 loss against the Canucks in the last game they played. Dallas recorded 6 minutes in the box in this outing. They also had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 2 goals. The Stars were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the loss. For the game, they netted 3 out of the 31 shots they launched.

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While at even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 10 goals while getting 12 as an offensive unit. Dallas Stars opponents have recorded 16 power play tries (11th in pro hockey) and have come away with 5 goals in those chances. In relation to their scoring, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 17 goals (9th in pro hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 15. Dallas has attempted 115 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 14.8%. For the season, they have 6 points and their points percentage comes in at .750. The Stars have had 131 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .885. Dallas skates onto the rink with 13 power play chances and they have scored 5 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 38.46%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has been involved in 254 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 152-66-27 and was named the starter in 245 games. The opposition has racked up 618 goals against Oettinger in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.52. Oettinger has had 7,009 shots taken against him and has garnered 6,391 saves. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 13,311 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Oettinger has accounted for 143 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .584.

In their last contest, St. Louis squared up with the Blackhawks in an outing where the Blues were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 8-3. The Blues scored 3 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal.

For the season, the St. Louis Blues have earned a total of 12 goals, 4 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 17 goals to be scored by way of 14 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blues are sitting with 10 goals at even strength and 2 goals (27th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 11 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 18.18%. St. Louis has tried 116 shots (19th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.34%, while allowing their opponents 108 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 76.92% on their oppositions 13 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 84.3%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington protecting the net. He is sitting with 8,793 saves out of 9,702 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .906. Binnington is sitting with a lifetime mark of 174-117-36 and has played in 339 games. He has been a starter 329 games and his ice time sits at 17,814 minutes. Binnington's percentage of quality starts comes out to 53.8% and he has 177 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.76 goals per game and he has allowed 909 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (-152)

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