Saturday, February 11, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at -160 and the Stars at +144. The over/under has been set at 5.

Carolina comes into this matchup having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 24-21-7 and on the road they have a record of 7-15-6. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 138 goals and given up 151 goals for a point differential of -13. The Hurricanes have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-28 and an over/under record of 22-22-8. Dallas shows up with a record of 21-24-10 including 14-9-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 150 goals and surrendered 175 for a goal differential of -25. The Stars have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-34 while their over/under record sits at 27-28-0.

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Victor Rask has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 13 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 18 goals on 178 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Cam Ward has 21 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 1,197 shots against him and has given up 111 goals. He has made 1,086 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Jason Spezza has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 20 goals on 205 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 11 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 963 shots against him and has given up 94 goals. He has made 869 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Hurricanes have 55 total points this season. They have scored 138 goals while giving up 151 goals. They have had 155 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Hurricanes have allowed 133 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.88% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 190 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Hurricanes have a total of 150 goals scored while they've given up 175 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.92%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Carolina has a Corsi percentage of 52.2% as they've attempted 3,003 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,746 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.6% as they have 2,180 attempts while they've given up 2,046 shots on the defensive end. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43% for the season. They have 1,517 face off wins compared to 1,402 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52%. On defense Carolina has 932 hits and they've blocked 700 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 3,282 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,271 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 2,454 shots while they've given up 2,384 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 48.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.1% as they've compiled 1,707 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,769 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 887 shot attempts and they have 1,088 hits as a unit.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-28 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 22-22-8 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 21-34 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 27-28-0 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely

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
02/03/17 C Jason Spezza Upper Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
01/12/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Hand out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +144

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