St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 10/2/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars

Date: Friday, October 2, 2026

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Blue Note+, Amazon Prime

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+173) Stars (-192)

The Dallas Stars (50-20-12 last season) will go up against the St. Louis Blues (37-33-12 last year) at American Airlines Center on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at +173 while Dallas is sitting at -192. The total comes in at 6.

The St. Louis Blues came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 victory over the Mammoth in their previous outing. The Blues had a good offensive outing in this win. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 29 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 1 power play opportunity but didn't get a goal. St. Louis compiled 2 penalty mins for this contest.

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When talking about their scoring, the St. Louis Blues notched 230 goals (24th in the league) in the prior season and surrendered 254. For the prior campaign, they recorded 86 points and their points percentage was at .524. St. Louis tallied 216 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 17.59%. At even strength, the Blues conceded 202 goals while notching 192. St. Louis took 2,075 shots and had a shooting percentage of 11.1%. The Blues had 2,272 shots tried against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .888. St. Louis Blues opponents had 222 power play opportunities (24th in pro hockey) and earned 52 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Joel Hofer. Hofer has been involved in 115 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 59-35-10 and he started in 106 games. Opponents have racked up 283 goals versus Hofer in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.67. Hofer has seen 3,076 shots taken against him and has garnered 2,793 total saves. His save percentage sits at .908 for his 3,766 mins in the crease. For his career, Hofer has compiled 63 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .594.

In their last contest, Dallas faced the Wild in a game where the Stars took the loss by a score of 5-2. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and notched 1 out of those chances. The Stars tallied 2 goals of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking.

Dallas attempted 2,074 shots (30th in the league) and had a shooting percentage of 13.16%, while allowing the opposition 2,145 shots. They earned a penalty kill rate of 80.32% on the other team's 249 power play opportunities, and their save percentage came in at 89.7%. They recorded 248 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 28.63%. The Stars scored 202 goals at even strength and 71 goals (1st in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They granted a total of 222 goals to be scored by of a combination of 173 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last season, the Dallas Stars tallied 273 goals, 112 points, in addition to a points percentage of .683.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jake Oettinger defending the goal. Oettinger has amassed a lifetime record of 184-78-33 and has played in 305 contests. Oettinger's percentage of quality starts comes out to 58.4% and he has qualified for 173 quality starts in his pro career. He has compiled 7,530 saves out of the 8,276 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .910. The opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per game and he has surrendered 746 goals altogether. He has started in 296 games and his ice time sits at 13,436 mins.

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Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-192) and under 6 goals

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