Thursday, October 29, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Thursday, October 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +138 and the Stars at -153. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 8 games. They have an overall record of 4-2-3 and on the road they have a record of 3-0-0. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 20 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of +3. Dallas shows up with a record of 7-2-0 including 3-1-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 31 goals and surrendered 24 for a goal differential of +7.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 2 goals this season with 38 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has an average of 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 14 shots and scored 2 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has dished out 2 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 257 shots against him and has given up 18 goals. He has made 239 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Stars. He has 4 goals this season with 39 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has an average of 20 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 24 shots and scored 8 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has dished out 7 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Stars. He has had 173 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 159 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 11 total points this season. They have scored 25 goals while giving up 18 goals. They have had 29 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Canucks have allowed 25 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.99% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Stars have a total of 14 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 30 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 30%. They have allowed 26 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 31 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.62%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-5 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 2-5-1 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 7-2 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 6-3-0 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/28/15 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
10/27/15 LW Brandon Prust Ankle injured last game, doubtful Thursday vs Dallas
10/08/15 GO Jacob Markstrom Hamstring out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Chris Higgins Foot out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/23/15 D Jason Demers Suspension Served probable Thursday vs. Vancouver
10/22/15 LW Curtis McKenzie Hip expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/22/15 LW Travis Moen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/14/15 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body out indefinitely
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas

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