Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 4/3/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+120) Stars (-144)

The Nashville Predators (27-40-8) are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Thursday where they will take on the Dallas Stars (49-21-4). The moneyline on this contest has Nashville at +120 while Dallas is priced at -144. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Nashville Predators will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 8-4 loss against the Blue Jackets in their previous game. Nashville accumulated 19 penalty mins in this matchup. They also had 4 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score. The Predators played really well in the loss. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 28 shots they put on goal.

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When it comes to their scoring, the Nashville Predators have racked up 189 goals (32nd in the league) on the season and have allowed 245. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 62 points and their points percentage sits at .413. Nashville has compiled 209 power play opportunities and they have tallied 44 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 21.05%. When playing at even strength, the Predators let the opposition score 202 goals while getting 145 when they are on offense. Nashville has taken 2,192 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.6%. The Predators have had 2,139 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .885. Nashville Predators opponents have 221 power play tries (7th in pro hockey) and have earned 43 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Juuse Saros. Saros has participated in 404 games over the course of his NHL career. He has earned a mark of 200-148-38 and got the start in 387 games. Opponents have scored 1,033 goals versus Saros in his career and his goals against rate is 3.07. Saros has seen 12,051 shots against him and has recorded 11,018 saves. He has a save percentage of .914 for his 20,175 minutes on the ice. Throughout his time in hockey, Saros has accrued 228 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .589.

When they were on the ice last, Dallas faced the Kraken in an outing where the Stars got the win by a score of 3-1. They had 3 power play chances in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Stars notched 3 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

Dallas has taken 2,114 shots (13th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.92%, while allowing their opponents 2,100 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 84.73% on the other teams 203 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 91.1%. They have recorded 222 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 22.52%. The Stars have earned 202 goals at even strength and 50 goals (10th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 187 goals to be scored by way of 156 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 252 goals, 102 points, as well as a points percentage of .689.

Across the rink you will find Jake Oettinger defending the net. The opposition is averaging 3.17 goals per game and he has surrendered 590 goals overall. Oettinger's percentage of quality starts sits at 59.1% and he has 140 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 237 contests and his ice time sits at 11,171 mins. Oettinger has earned a career record of 148-63-26 and has been in net for 246 games. He has racked up 6,151 stops out of the 6,741 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .912.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (+120)

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