Thursday, October 22, 2015

Consol Energy Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, October 22, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +115 and the Penguins at -127. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 6 games. They have an overall record of 5-1-0 and on the road they have a record of 3-1-0. They have scored 21 goals and given up 14 goals for a point differential of +7. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 3-3-0 including 3-1-0 at home this season. They have scored 10 goals and surrendered 11 for a goal differential of -1.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Stars. He has 4 goals this season with 28 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 21 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 38% by scoring 6 goals on 16 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Antti Niemi has a total of 2 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Stars. He has faced 100 shots against him and has given up 7 goals. He has tallied 93 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 1 goal this season with 17 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 3 goals on 16 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has a total of 3 wins and 3 losses this season in the crease for the Penguins. He has faced 175 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has tallied 164 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Stars have 10 total points for this campaign. They have tallied 21 goals while allowing 14 goals. They have had 20 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. They have given up 15 power play opportunities and allowed 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%.

The Penguins have a total of 6 points for the season. They have scored 2 power play goals on 20 chances so far giving them a 10% power play scoring percentage. They have given up 20 power play opportunities and have allowed 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They have a total of 10 goals scored while giving up 11 goals this year.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 5-1 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 4-2-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-3 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-4-2 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/20/15 LW Travis Moen Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Pittsburgh
10/16/15 LW Curtis McKenzie Lower Body out indefinitely
10/14/15 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body out indefinitely
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/20/15 RW Daniel Sprong Legal problems "?" Thursday vs Dallas
10/16/15 RW Beau Bennett Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Eric Fehr Elbow out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Lower Body expected to miss 4-5 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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