Saturday, November 14, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +110 and the Stars at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 15 games. They have an overall record of 10-3-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-2-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 46 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of +6. Dallas shows up with a record of 13-4-0 including 6-2-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 45 for a goal differential of +17.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Wild. He has 3 goals this season with 23 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 7 goals on 33 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 10 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 367 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 334 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Stars. He has 9 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 11 goals on 41 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 290 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 263 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have 22 total points this season. They have scored 46 goals while giving up 40 goals. They have had 52 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Wild have allowed 33 power play opportunities and given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.25% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 26 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 53 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 30%. They have allowed 51 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 62 goals scored while they've given up 45 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.59%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 10-5 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 6-5-4 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 13-4 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 10-7-0 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/12/15 D Marco Scandella Personal "?" Saturday vs Dallas
11/06/15 LW Zach Parise Knee out indefinitely
11/03/15 RW Justin Fontaine Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/22/15 LW Travis Moen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/22/15 LW Curtis McKenzie Hip expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/14/15 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body out indefinitely
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas

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