Sunday, February 26, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Sunday, February 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -125 and the Stars at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 61 games. They have an overall record of 31-24-6 and on the road they have a record of 16-11-6. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 166 goals and given up 162 goals for a point differential of +4. The Bruins have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-30 and an over/under record of 29-26-6. Dallas shows up with a record of 24-27-10 including 17-9-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 195 for a goal differential of -25. The Stars have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-37 while their over/under record sits at 32-29-0.

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David Pastrnak has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 26 goals this season with 190 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 26 goals on 184 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 28 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 1,184 shots against him and has given up 104 goals. He has made 1,080 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Jamie Benn has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Stars. He has 21 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 21 goals on 225 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 14 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,112 shots against him and has given up 108 goals. He has made 1,004 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have 68 total points this season. They have scored 166 goals while giving up 162 goals. They have had 191 power play opportunities and have scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Bruins have allowed 197 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.98% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 217 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 201 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 170 goals scored while they've given up 195 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.11%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 55.2% as they've attempted 3,832 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,108 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55.8% as they have 2,894 attempts while they've given up 2,295 shots on the defensive end. start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. They have 1,992 face off wins compared to 1,791 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.7%. On defense has 1,325 hits and they've blocked 813 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 3,673 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,633 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.8% as they have 2,730 shots while they've given up 2,643 attempts on defense. have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 1,913 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,941 face off losses. On defense has blocked 990 shot attempts and they have 1,170 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 29-30 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 29-26-6 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 24-37 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 32-29-0 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

02/25/17 C Austin Czarnik Leg "?" Sunday vs. Dallas

Dallas Stars Injuries

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
02/25/17 RW Adam Cracknell Lower Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +113

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