Friday, December 4, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Dallas Stars travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, December 4, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -136 and the Oilers at +123. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 25 games. They have an overall record of 19-5-1 and on the road they have a record of 10-2-1. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 88 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of +22. Edmonton shows up with a record of 9-15-2 including 5-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 65 goals and surrendered 79 for a goal differential of -14.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Stars. He has 13 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 21 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 23% by scoring 18 goals on 77 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 447 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 406 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 9 goals this season with 113 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 49 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 350 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 311 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Stars have 39 total points this season. They have scored 87 goals while giving up 65 goals. They have had 76 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. The Stars have allowed 76 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.90% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 87 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 63 goals scored while they've given up 79 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.33%. 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 18-6 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 13-12-0 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-10-2 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/02/15 D Jason Demers Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Vancouver
12/02/15 GO Kari Lehtonen Head is upgraded to expected to be available Thursday vs. Vancouver
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/02/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Lower Body "?" Friday vs Dallas
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/18/15 LW Luke Gazdic Illness expected to miss 7-10 days
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton

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