Friday, March 4, 2016
American Airlines Center
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The New Jersey Devils travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Friday, March 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +173 and the Stars at -193. The over/under has been set at 5.
New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 64 games. They have an overall record of 30-27-7 and on the road they have a record of 15-13-3. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 140 goals and given up 156 goals for a point differential of -16. The Devils have 7 overtime losses including 6 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-6-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-34 and an over/under record of 19-30-15. Dallas shows up with a record of 38-20-7 including 20-10-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 209 goals and surrendered 189 for a goal differential of +20. The Stars have 7 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 38-27 while their over/under record sits at 35-29-1.
Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 20 goals on 116 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 26 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,507 shots against him and has given up 114 goals. He has made 1,393 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
Tyler Seguin has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Stars. He has 32 goals this season with 251 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 36 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 16% by scoring 32 goals on 205 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 71 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 22 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,077 shots against him and has given up 105 goals. He has made 972 saves for a save percentage of 90%.
The Devils have 67 total points this season. They have scored 138 goals while giving up 150 goals. They have had 196 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Devils have allowed 202 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 25 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.76% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.
The Stars have a total of 83 points on the season. They have 45 power play goals on 206 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 196 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 207 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.
New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.4% as they've attempted 2,816 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,258 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.1% as they have 2,182 attempts while they've given up 2,452 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. They have 1,711 face off wins compared to 1,931 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47%. On defense New Jersey has 1,457 hits and they've blocked 806 shots from the opposition.
Dallas has attempted 4,096 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,634 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.4% as they have 3,004 shots while they've given up 2,733 attempts on defense. The Stars 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 50.7% as they've compiled 2,109 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,049 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 901 shot attempts and they have 1,177 hits as a unit.
New Jersey Devils Betting Trends
The New Jersey Devils are 30-34 straight up
The New Jersey Devils are 19-30-15 against the over/under
Dallas Stars Betting Trends
The Dallas Stars are 38-27 straight up
The Dallas Stars are 35-29-1 against the over/under
New Jersey Devils Injuries
12/29/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely
03/02/16 D David Warsofsky Concussion is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Nashville
02/11/16 LW Michael Cammalleri Hand out indefinitely
01/23/16 C Jiri Tlusty Wrist out for season
Dallas Stars Injuries
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely
03/03/16 D Jordie Benn Lower Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
03/03/16 LW Patrick Sharp Lower Body expected to miss a week
02/25/16 RW Patrick Eaves Pneumonia expected to miss 1-2 weeks
Tony's Pick: Take Dallas
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