Sunday, December 27, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Sunday, December 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +127 and the Stars at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 21-11-4 and on the road they have a record of 10-5-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 92 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of +7. Dallas shows up with a record of 26-7-2 including 14-4-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 124 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +36.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Blues. He has 22 goals this season with 127 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 101 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Jake Allen has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 734 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 681 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Stars. He has 19 goals this season with 143 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. 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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 22 goals on 107 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 15 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 591 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 541 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have 46 total points this season. They have scored 91 goals while giving up 84 goals. They have had 99 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Blues have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.38% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 116 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 87 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.90%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 20-15 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 12-19-5 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 25-9 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 18-17-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/26/15 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Dallas
12/22/15 C Kyle Brodziak Leg "?" Saturday vs Dallas
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

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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