Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2017

Friday, October 27, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Dallas Stars head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Friday, October 27, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +105 and the Flames at -115.

Dallas has a record of 5-4-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-3-0. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 26 goals and surrendered 26 goals for a point differential of 0. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-4-0 and an over/under record of 5-4-0. Calgary has a record of 5-5-0 including 1-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 25 goals and have given up 30 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 5-5-0 while their over/under mark is 5-4-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 5-5-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 5-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/25/17 D Stephen Johns Concussion is OUT Thursday vs. Edmonton

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/22/17 RW Jaromir Jagr Lower Body IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

John Klingberg has scored 9 total points this year for the Stars. He has 3 goals this season with 29 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 24.8 minutes played per contest. Mattias Janmark averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 2 goals on 16 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 5 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Stars. He has 212 shots against him and he's surrendered 17 goals. He's made 195 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 12 total points this season for the Flames. He has 2 goals this year with 24 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 5 goals on 31 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Mike Smith has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 305 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 283 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 10 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 26 goals while giving up 26 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 14th respectively. They have had 26 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the league. The Stars have given up 33 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.31% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 13th in the league with a total of 10 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 38 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 44 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Flames are 18th with a total of 25 goals scored while they've given up 30 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.06%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 54% as they've tried 564 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 481 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 5th in Corsi percentage. They are 3rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 55.2% as they have 437 shots while they've given up 354 attempts on defense. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the year. That puts them 28th and 3rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 314 face-off wins as opposed to 275 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That is 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Dallas has 201 hits and they've blocked 127 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 291 face-off wins compared to 331 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.8%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Calgary has 194 hits and they have blocked 140 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Calgary is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 602 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 621 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 27th as they have 434 attempts while they have given up 481 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas +105

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