Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Rexall Place

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The Dallas Stars travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +149 and the Oilers at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 27-31-10 and on the road they have a record of 9-19-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 189 goals and given up 221 goals for a point differential of -32. The Stars have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-41 and an over/under record of 37-31-0. Edmonton shows up with a record of 35-24-9 including 16-12-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 191 goals and surrendered 181 for a goal differential of +10. The Oilers have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-33 while their over/under record sits at 25-38-5.

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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%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 23 goals this season with 205 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 52 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 23 goals on 144 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 33 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,792 shots against him and has given up 144 goals. He has made 1,648 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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 Oilers have a total of 79 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 195 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 187 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 191 goals scored while they've given up 181 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. As a team they give up 30 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.

Edmonton has attempted 3,893 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,781 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.2% as they have 2,908 shots while they've given up 2,774 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 51.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.3% as they've compiled 1,922 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,139 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,007 shot attempts and they have 1,705 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 27-41 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 37-31-0 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-33 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 25-38-5 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

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/26/16 RW Tyler Pitlick Knee expected to miss 4 months
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
02/18/17 LW Benoit Pouliot Undisclosed out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -165

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