Saturday, January 2, 2015

Prudential Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, January 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -116 and the Devils at +105. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 28-8-3 and on the road they have a record of 12-4-3. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 137 goals and given up 98 goals for a point differential of +39. New Jersey shows up with a record of 19-14-5 including 8-8-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 92 for a goal differential of -2.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Stars. He has 23 goals this season with 156 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. 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 24 goals on 117 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 16 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 680 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 625 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 72 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 888 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 823 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Stars have 59 total points this season. They have scored 136 goals while giving up 96 goals. They have had 124 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Stars have allowed 110 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.75% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 43 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 126 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 122 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 88 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.30%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 27-11 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 20-19-0 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 17-19 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 11-16-11 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/30/15 RW Ales Hemsky Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely
01/01/16 RW Valeri Nichushkin Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. New Jersey

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/30/15 C Jacob Josefson Foot out indefinitely
12/30/15 LW Tuomo Ruutu Illness "?" Saturday vs Dallas
12/29/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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