Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +120 and the Blue Jackets at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 27-7-3 and on the road they have a record of 12-3-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 129 goals and given up 91 goals for a point differential of +38. Columbus shows up with a record of 13-22-3 including 5-8-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 92 goals and surrendered 120 for a goal differential of -28.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Stars. He has 20 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 23 goals on 110 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 15 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 628 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 576 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 87 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 14 goals on 76 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 713 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 653 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 57 total points this season. They have scored 128 goals while giving up 89 goals. They have had 120 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Stars have allowed 107 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.76% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 119 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 135 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 91 goals scored while they've given up 119 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.34%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 26-10 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 18-19-0 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-25 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 16-19-3 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/27/15 LW Nick Foligno Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
12/27/15 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
12/19/15 D David Savard Ankle out 4 weeks
11/30/15 LW Markus Hannikainen Shoulder expected to miss 2 months
11/21/15 D Cody Goloubef Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus

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