Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/14/2017

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

BB&T Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -130 and the Panthers at +118.

Dallas has a record of 9-7-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-5-0. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 43 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-8-0. Florida is 5-9-2 including 3-3-2 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 53 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 5-11-0 while their over/under record is 11-5-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 7-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 5-11-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 11-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/12/17 D Marc Methot Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/06/17 C Tyler Pitlick Upper Body IR (11/04)

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/11/17 C Jared McCann Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs. Dallas

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this year with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 8 goals on 52 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 351 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 321 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nick Bjugstad has scored 8 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 3 goals this season with 44 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 13.9 minutes played per game. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 46 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. James Reimer has 3 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 285 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 254 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 18 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 47 while they've given up 43 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 48 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 31%. That is 1st in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 56 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.29% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 18th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 30th in the NHL with a total of 12 points this year. They have 9 power play goals on 58 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 60 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Panthers are 13th in the league with 53 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals, which is 4th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.74%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 51.8% as they've tried 942 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 878 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 6th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.3% as they have 704 shots while they've given up 643 attempts on defense. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the year. That puts them 26th and 5th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 542 face-off wins as opposed to 489 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. On defense Dallas has 335 hits and they've blocked 235 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 23rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 43.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.1% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 2nd respectively in the NHL. They have 549 face-off wins as opposed to 492 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Florida has 307 hits and they've blocked 228 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 25th in blocked shots. Florida is ranked 23rd in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've tried 932 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 980 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 21st in the NHL at 49.3%, as they have 730 shots while they've given up 752 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +118

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