Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Prediction 4-17-24 Picks

The St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars meet Wednesday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blues vs Stars prediction.

St. Louis Blues Betting Preview

The St. Louis Blues recently beat the Ducks, Blackhawks and Kraken, while losing to the Hurricanes. The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.88 goals per game and are scoring on 18.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 31 goals, Robert Thomas has 60 assists, and Pavel Buchnevich has 203 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.05 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 155 goals on 1,749 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 72 goals on 830 shots.

Dallas Stars Betting Preview

The Dallas Stars recently beat the Avalanche, Sabres and Kraken while losing to the Jets. The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.62 goals per game and are scoring on 24.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Wyatt Johnston leads Dallas with 32 goals, Jason Robertson has 51 assists and Joe Pavelski has 191 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.85 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 139 goals on 1,450 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 85 goals on 844 shots.

Dallas Stars Team Facts

• The Stars have won 13 of their last 14 night games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Stars have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 night games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Stars have won the second period in each of their last six Wednesday games at American Airlines Center.
• The ‘Under 0.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the last four games between the Blues and Stars at American Airlines Center.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

• The Blues have won each of their last two games as underdogs against the Stars.
• The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against the Stars.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last seven games.
• The Blues have lost the third period in each of their last four night games following a home win.

Blues vs Stars prediction

The Blues have been competitive over the last couple of weeks, and they’ve won the last 2 games against the Stars, so there’s value in looking at the plus money. However, the Blues have nothing to play for at this stage and the Stars are great at home, where they’re 25-11-4 this season. The Stars can no longer win the President’s Trophy, and they already won the Central, so it’s fair to question their motivation as well. Still, it’s Stars or pass for me. Of course, I’ll lay the PL to shave down the price.