Friday, March 17, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Dallas Stars travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, March 17, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +243 and the Flames at -275. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 69 games. They have an overall record of 27-31-10 and on the road they have a record of 9-20-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 190 goals and given up 228 goals for a point differential of -38. The Stars have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-42 and an over/under record of 38-31-0. Calgary shows up with a record of 39-26-4 including 20-15-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 193 goals and surrendered 190 for a goal differential of +3. The Flames have a record of 9-1-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 35-31 while their over/under record sits at 29-33-8.

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Tyler Seguin has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Stars. He has 23 goals this season with 252 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 173 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 16 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,252 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,129 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 171 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17.4 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 158 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 920 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 840 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have 64 total points this season. They have scored 189 goals while giving up 221 goals. They have had 232 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 221 power play opportunities and given up 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.08% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Flames have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 44 power play goals on 219 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 239 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 191 goals scored while they've given up 185 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.32%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've attempted 4,095 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,047 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.7% as they have 3,033 attempts while they've given up 2,953 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. They have 2,109 face off wins compared to 2,174 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.2%. On defense has 1,312 hits and they've blocked 1,094 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 3,821 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,714 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.4% as they have 2,822 shots while they've given up 2,778 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 49.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 2,083 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,135 face off losses. On defense has blocked 936 shot attempts and they have 1,309 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 27-42 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 38-31-0 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 35-31 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 29-33-8 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season
03/16/17 GO Brian Elliott Flu "?" Friday vs. Dallas
03/16/17 D Michael Stone Upper Body "?" Friday vs. Dallas

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -275

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