Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/14/2017

Saturday, October 14, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +140 and the Stars at -179.

Colorado has a record of 3-1-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-1-0. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 15 goals and given up 9 goals for a point differential of +6. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Dallas has a record of 1-3-0 including 1-1-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 8 goals and surrendered 12 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 1-3-0 while their over/under record is 2-2-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/09/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder IR
10/06/17 LW A.J. Greer Concussion IR

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/13/17 D Dan Hamhuis Groin "?" Saturday vs. Colorado

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 91 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 86 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 0 goals this year with 7 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 0%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene averages 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 2 goals on 9 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

John Klingberg has scored 5 total points this year for the Stars. He has 2 goals this season with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 25.3 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 1 win and 1 loss this year in goal for the Stars. He has 74 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 69 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Mattias Janmark averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 2 goals on 8 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 18 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67% this year. That is 31st in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.81% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is ranked 8th in the league. The Avalanche has 6 total points this season, ranking 4th in the NHL in offense. They are 8th in the league with 15 goals while they've given up 9 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 17 power play opportunities and scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 24th with 8 goals scored while they are 15th in the NHL with 12 goals allowed this year. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 5.33%. They give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Stars have a total of 2 points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 4 power play goals on 12 opportunities for a percentage of 33%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9%, as they've attempted 212 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 240 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 168 attempts while they have given up 185 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 43.8% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.2% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 96 face-off wins compared to 135 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 41.6%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 75 hits and they have blocked 55 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 147 face-off wins compared to 130 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Dallas has 87 hits and they have blocked 58 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Dallas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.2% as they've attempted 267 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 208 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57.4% ranks 2nd as they have 202 attempts while they have given up 150 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Avalanche/Stars NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas -179

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