Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, December 27, 2016.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 14-14-7 and on the road they have a record of 4-9-4. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 89 goals and given up 106 goals for a point differential of -17. The Stars have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-21 and an over/under record of 15-20-0. Arizona shows up with a record of 11-18-5 including 6-8-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 108 for a goal differential of -33. The Coyotes have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-23 while their over/under record sits at 10-20-4.

Jamie Benn has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Stars. He has 9 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 11 goals on 122 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 529 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 482 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Jordan Martinook has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 56 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 106 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Mike Smith has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 679 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 627 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 35 total points this season. They have scored 89 goals while giving up 106 goals. They have had 127 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Stars have allowed 119 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.64% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 103 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 117 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 75 goals scored while they've given up 108 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.72%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've attempted 2,017 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,082 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50% as they have 1,503 attempts while they've given up 1,503 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season. They have 1,102 face off wins compared to 1,126 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense Dallas has 689 hits and they've blocked 579 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 1,841 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,185 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45% as they have 1,370 shots while they've given up 1,673 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 45.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,015 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,101 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 512 shot attempts and they have 938 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 14-21 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 15-20-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-23 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-20-4 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/23/16 LW Antoine Roussel Undisclosed "?"
12/23/16 D Stephen Johns Undisclosed "?"
12/16/16 C Cody Eakin Suspension expected to miss 4 games; eligible to return Dec 29 vs Colorado
12/07/16 D Julius Honka Wrist out indefinitely
12/05/16 LW Patrick Sharp Concussion out indefinitely
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/23/16 D Jakob Chychrun Head is downgraded to expected to miss Friday vs. Toronto
12/23/16 C Ryan White Lower Body expected to miss Friday vs. Toronto
12/22/16 D Luke Schenn Eye "?" Friday vs. Toronto
12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona

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