Saturday, December 12, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +127 and the Blues at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 21-5-2 and on the road they have a record of 11-2-2. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 99 goals and given up 75 goals for a point differential of +24. St. Louis shows up with a record of 16-9-4 including 8-5-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 74 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +2.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Stars. He has 15 goals this season with 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 24 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 19 goals on 83 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 11 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 471 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 428 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Blues. He has 16 goals this season with 102 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 10 goals on 86 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Jake Allen has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 564 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 521 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 44 total points this season. They have scored 98 goals while giving up 74 goals. They have had 86 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. The Stars have allowed 83 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.95% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 87 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 73 goals scored while they've given up 71 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.31%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 20-7 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 15-13-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 15-13 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 10-15-4 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/08/15 D Jason Demers Upper Body "?" Friday vs Philadelphia
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out 3 months
10/24/15 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss 12 weeks
10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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