Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Parlay 12/3/2017

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Pepsi Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, December 3, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at -170 and the Avalanche at +153.

Dallas has a record of 14-10-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-8-1. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 74 goals and surrendered 72 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-11-0 and an over/under record of 13-11-0. Colorado has a record of 12-9-2, including 8-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 77 goals and have given up 75 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 12-12-0 while their over/under mark is 14-10-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 14-11-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-12-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 14-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/01/17 C Martin Hanzal Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Chicago
11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

11/27/17 LW Gabriel Landeskog Suspension 4-game suspension (eligible to return 12/07 vs Tampa Bay)
11/19/17 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm IR (11/16)
11/10/17 D Patrik Nemeth Lower Body IR (11/08)

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 581 shots against him and he's surrendered 52 goals. He's made 529 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Tyler Seguin has scored 24 total points this year for the Stars. He has 12 goals this season with 100 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 11 goals on 74 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 28 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this year with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Semyon Varlamov has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 434 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 393 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mikko Rantanen averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 48 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have given up 92 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 6th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.40% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 21st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Stars are 12th overall with 29 total points this year. They are 15th in the league with 74 goals and 22nd in goals allowed with 72. They've had 77 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 12th with a total of 76 goals scored while they are 19th with 73 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.18%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 26 points this season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have had 19 power play goals on 96 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th overall. They've given up 88 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 24th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 1,421 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,362 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 1,064 attempts while they have given up 1,006 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 850 face-off wins compared to 769 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 516 hits and they have blocked 356 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 617 face-off wins as opposed to 806 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.4%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 412 hits and they've blocked 340 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 23rd in blocked shots. Colorado is ranked 27th in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've tried 1,230 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,386 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 46.9%, as they have 925 shots while they've given up 1,046 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas -170 and over 5.5 total goals

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