Monday, February 15, 2016

Bridgestone Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Monday, February 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -110 and the Predators at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 36-15-5 and on the road they have a record of 16-8-5. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 184 goals and given up 152 goals for a point differential of +32. The Stars have 5 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-3-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-20 and an over/under record of 30-25-1. Nashville shows up with a record of 26-21-9 including 14-10-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 149 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of 0. The Predators have 9 losses in OT and 1 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-30 while their over/under record sits at 21-23-12.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 62 total points this season for the Stars. He has 30 goals this season with 214 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 29 goals on 175 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 20 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 926 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 841 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Predators. He has 15 goals this season with 130 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 18 goals on 162 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 20 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,198 shots against him and has given up 118 goals. He has made 1,080 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have 77 total points this season. They have scored 182 goals while giving up 150 goals. They have had 176 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Stars have allowed 163 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.00% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have a total of 61 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 185 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 174 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 147 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 53.2% as they've attempted 3,534 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,109 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.6% as they have 2,580 attempts while they've given up 2,327 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season. They have 1,795 face off wins compared to 1,750 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.6%. On defense Dallas has 1,022 hits and they've blocked 782 shots from the opposition.

Nashville has attempted 3,155 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,796 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54% as they have 2,354 shots while they've given up 2,005 attempts on defense. The Predators have an offensive zone percentage of 53.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.5% as they've compiled 1,655 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,691 face off losses. On defense Nashville has blocked 791 shot attempts and they have 1,281 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 36-20 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 30-25-1 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 26-30 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 21-23-12 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely
02/14/16 C Cody Eakin Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Monday vs. Nashville
02/14/16 C Tyler Seguin Arm injured last game, "?" Monday vs. Nashville
02/12/16 LW Travis Moen Lower Body out indefinitely
02/05/16 C Jason Spezza Upper Body out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely
02/02/16 LW Eric Nystrom Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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