Thursday, March 23, 2017

United Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, March 23, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +214 and the Blackhawks at -240. The over/under has been set at 6.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 72 games. They have an overall record of 29-33-10 and on the road they have a record of 10-21-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 196 goals and given up 233 goals for a point differential of -37. The Stars have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-43 and an over/under record of 39-33-0. Chicago shows up with a record of 47-20-6 including 24-9-5 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 222 goals and surrendered 183 for a goal differential of +39. The Blackhawks have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 44-26 while their over/under record sits at 34-28-11.

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Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 29-43 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 39-33-0 against the over/under

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 44-26 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 34-28-11 against the over/under

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
03/19/17 C Jason Spezza Back "?" Thursday vs. Chicago
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/20/17 C Artem Anisimov Leg out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 264 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 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 176 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 18 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,343 shots against him and has given up 130 goals. He has made 1,213 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 32 goals this season with 267 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 178 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 54 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 29 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,476 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,356 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 68 total points this season. They have scored 196 goals while giving up 233 goals. They have had 238 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 227 power play opportunities and given up 59 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.97% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have a total of 100 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 204 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 222 goals scored while they've given up 183 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.95%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 4,313 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,281 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.5% as they have 3,182 attempts while they've given up 3,119 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. They have 2,238 face off wins compared to 2,278 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense has 1,375 hits and they've blocked 1,162 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago has attempted 4,155 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,100 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.7% as they have 2,994 shots while they've given up 3,026 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 53.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.9% as they've compiled 2,003 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,178 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,074 shot attempts and they have 1,058 hits as a unit.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +214

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