Saturday, November 28, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +154 and the Wild at -171. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 17-5-0 and on the road they have a record of 9-2-0. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 57 goals for a point differential of +21. Minnesota shows up with a record of 11-6-3 including 8-2-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 59 goals and surrendered 54 for a goal differential of +5.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Stars. He has 12 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 19 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 26% by scoring 16 goals on 62 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 353 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 320 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 34 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 50 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 521 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 474 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have 34 total points this season. They have scored 78 goals while giving up 57 goals. They have had 67 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. The Stars have allowed 64 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.14% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 50 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.77%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 17-5 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 11-11-0 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-9 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 8-7-5 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/26/15 GO Kari Lehtonen Head expected to miss 5-7 days
11/24/15 D Jason Demers Lower Body "?" Friday vs Vancouver
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/27/15 RW Justin Fontaine Knee expected to miss Friday vs. Winnipeg
11/27/15 LW Zach Parise Knee is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Winnipeg
11/25/15 C Jordan Schroeder Illness "?" Friday vs Winnipeg
11/25/15 D Marco Scandella Lower Body likely to miss another 3 games
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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