Thursday, December 3, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +145 and the Canucks at -161. The over/under has been set at 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. Vancouver shows up with a record of 9-9-8 including 3-4-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 70 goals and surrendered 71 for a goal differential of -1.

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%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 8 goals on 37 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 601 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 547 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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 Canucks have a total of 26 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 95 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 85 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 70 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 18-6 straight up

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

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-17 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-10-6 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/01/15 GO Kari Lehtonen Head "?" Thursday vs Vancouver
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/02/15 LW Chris Higgins Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
12/01/15 RW Jake Virtanen Ribs "?" Thursday vs Dallas
11/30/15 D Ben Hutton Foot "?" Thursday vs Dallas
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas

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