Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars 3/3/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 03/02/2020 at 9:12 PM ET

Edmonton is heading into the game here sitting in second place in the Pacific Division. The Oilers have posted a 34-23-8 record on the year. The last game that the Oilers played in was a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, but the Oilers do play the Predators on Monday night.

This season the Oilers have scored at a clip of 3.11 goals per game. When it comes to playing defense the Oilers have allowed only 3.06 goals a game. The power play has converted at a clip of 29.3% on the year for the Oilers. The penalty kill for Edmonton has ended up killing off 84.2% of the power plays.

The Stars are coming into the game here sitting in 3rd place in the Central Division on the year. The Stars have posted a 37-21-7 record on the year. The Dallas team in the last game played in a losing effort to the Saint Louis Blues by a score of 4-3.

When it comes to scoring this year the Stars have ended up getting 2.69 goals a game scored. The defense for Dallas has been playing great on the year giving up only 2.54 goals each game. When the Stars have the extra man the team is converting at 21.7% of the chances, but when a man short the Stars are killing off 80.9% of the opponents chances.

The Oilers take to the road in this game and that will not really help the Oilers out that much in the game here. The Stars have played great defensively on the year and that is going to be tested in the game here. Look for the Stars defense to show up big in the game here and keep the Oilers offense at bay. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Stars win 2-1.

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