Thursday, November 10, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Dallas Stars travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -109 and the Flames at -114. The over/under has been set at 5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 4-6-3 and on the road they have a record of 1-4-2. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 33 goals and given up 46 goals for a point differential of -13. The Stars have an overall record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-9 and an over/under record of 6-7-0. Calgary shows up with a record of 5-8-1 including 2-4-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 36 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of -15. The Flames have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 4-9 while their over/under record sits at 7-7-0.

Jamie Benn has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Stars. He has 2 goals this season with 29 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 7 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 13% by scoring 7 goals on 54 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 231 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 206 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Troy Brouwer has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Flames. He has 4 goals this season with 23 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Michael Frolik has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 33 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 265 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 235 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Stars have 11 total points this season. They have scored 33 goals while giving up 46 goals. They have had 54 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Stars have allowed 52 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.38% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Flames have a total of 11 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 48 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 8%. They have allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 36 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.8% as they've attempted 790 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 764 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 582 attempts while they've given up 564 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 433 face off wins compared to 431 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.1%. On defense Dallas has 257 hits and they've blocked 200 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 730 shots at full strength and they've given up 797 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.4% as they have 550 shots while they've given up 587 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 46.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.5% as they've compiled 437 face off wins this season and they have suffered 428 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 210 shot attempts and they have 307 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 4-9 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 6-7-0 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 4-9 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 7-7-0 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/08/16 C Jason Spezza Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Calgary
11/05/16 RW Jiri Hudler Illness expected to miss 5-7 days
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
10/21/16 LW Patrick Sharp Concussion out indefinitely
10/10/16 C Cody Eakin Knee out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/06/16 RW Kris Versteeg Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Dallas
11/06/16 C Lance Bouma Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -114

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