NHL Picks & Player Props – January 23rd, 2024 – Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings

We have nine games taking place across the NHL tonight. I’ll break down some sides/totals along with a few player props to take a look at.

Key Matchups:

Dallas Stars @ Detroit Red Wings

• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Dallas Stars: 27-13-6, 3rd Central (13-5-4 Away)
• Detroit Red Wings: 24-17-5, 4th Atlantic (12-7-4 Home)

Dallas is coming off an overtime loss to the Islanders on Sunday. They outshot the Isles 43 to 28 but only registered 2.67 xGF. Scott Wedgewood finished the game with a -0.22 Goals Saved Above Expected (GASx). This will be the fourth game on a five-game road trip for the Stars. Including that game last night, they’ve gone 1-2 with their only win during that span coming in New Jersey.

After a slow start to the season, Detroit has found its groove. They’ve picked up some impressive wins as of late and have gone 7-2-1 in their last ten games. The goaltender tandem of Alex Lyon and James Reimer has stepped up.

• Pick: Dallas Stars in Regulation (+105) – DraftKings

DAL: Jake Oettinger (13-9-2), 2.96 GAA, .904 SV%, +1.3 GSAx [CONFIRMED]

DET: Alex Lyon (11-5-1), 2.47 GAA, .924 SV%, +8.4 GSAx [CONFIRMED]

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Philadelphia Flyers

• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Tampa Bay Lightning: 24-18-5, 5th Atlantic (9-13-2 Away)
• Philadelphia Flyers: 25-16-6, 2nd Metropolitan (11-10-2 Home)

Tampa Bay’s five-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday as they lost to Detroit 2-1. While the Lightning have had less than ideal first half of the season, they’re only five points behind the Panthers for second place in the Atlantic.

Philadelphia has lost their last two games after putting together five consecutive wins. Colorado beat them 7-4 on Saturday and on Sunday, Ottawa beat them 5-3. In both those games, their goaltending struggled which has been a bright spot for them this season.

TBL: Andrei Vasilevskiy (13-10-0), 2.83 GAA, .901 SV%, +4.3 GSAx [EXPECTED]

PHI: Samuel Ersson (12-6-3), 2.36 GAA, .909 SV%, +6.8 GSAx [CONFIRMED]

Vegas Golden Knight @ New York Islanders

• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Vegas Golden Knights: 27-14-5, 2nd Pacific (9-9-3 Away)
• New York Islanders: 20-15-11, 4th Metropolitan (12-5-6 Home)

The Golden Knights enter this game on a three-game winning streak. During that span, they’ve outscored opponents 12-4. Logan Thompson was great in each of those games and has started the last five games for the Golden Knights.

In their first game with their new head coach Patrick Roy, the Islanders defeated the Starts 3-2 in OT. Before that, they had lost four games in a row.

• Pick: Vegas Golden Knights/ New York Islanders over 5.5 (-120) – FanDuel

VGK: Logan Thompson (16-9-4), 2.73 GAA, .907 SV%, +5.1 GSAx [EXPECTED]

NYI: Ilya Sorokin (14-11-9), 3.17 GAA, .911 SV%, +1.5 GSAx [CONFIRMED]

Player Props:

• Vladimir Tarasenko over 0.5 Points (-110) – BetMGM
  • Tarasenko has gone over this number in four of his last five games. During that span, he has three goals and two assists. He’s also gone over this number in three of his last four games at home.
  • Ottawa currently ranks 10th in goals for per game averaging 3.38.
  • Montreal currently ranks 27th in goals allowed per game averaging 3.50. On the road, that number jumps to 3.52. They’ve given up an average of 3.90 GA/GP in their last ten games.
  • Against Montreal, Tarasenko has recorded more than 0.5 points in four of his last five matchups.

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• Rasmus Dahlin over 0.5 Points (-140) – DraftKings
  • Dahlin has gone over this number in four of his last five games. During that span, he has one goal and four assists. He’s also gone over this number in three of his last four games on the road
  • Buffalo currently ranks 25th in goals for per game averaging 2.91. On the road, that number jumps to 3.09.
  • Anaheim currently ranks 26th in goals allowed per game averaging 3.48. They’ve given up an average of 3.80 GA/GP in their last ten games.
  • Against Anaheim, Dahlin has recorded more than 0.5 points in three of his last four matchups.

All Player Prop Data is Provided by Linemate and Shot Propz.

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