Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 12/27/2017

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +104 and the Wild at -115.

Dallas has a record of 20-14-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-10-2-1. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 110 goals and surrendered 106 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-17-0 and an over/under record of 20-16-0. Minnesota has a record of 18-15-3 including 10-4-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 102 goals and have given up 106 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 18-18-0 while their over/under mark is 18-16-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 20-17-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 18-18-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 18-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/23/17 RW Nino Niederreiter Lower Body is "?" Wednesday vs Dallas
12/14/17 GO Devan Dubnyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 32 total points this year for the Stars. He has 15 goals this season with 115 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 17 goals on 155 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 782 shots against him and he's surrendered 70 goals. He's made 712 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 25 total points this season for the Wild. He has 14 goals this year with 83 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. Eric Staal averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 109 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Alex Stalock has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 456 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 417 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 43 total points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They've scored 110 goals while giving up 106 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 16th respectively. They have had 112 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the league. The Stars have given up 131 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.33% 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 Wild are 20th in the league with a total of 39 points this season. They have 21 power play goals on 109 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 142 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Wild are 19th with a total of 102 goals scored while they've given up 106 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.85%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 51.6% as they've tried 2,166 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,028 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 8th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.6% as they have 1,595 shots while they've given up 1,495 attempts on defense. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That puts them 23rd and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,234 face-off wins as opposed to 1,121 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Dallas has 767 hits and they've blocked 533 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That ranks them 26th and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,087 face-off wins as opposed to 1,074 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 645 hits and they've blocked 586 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 2nd in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 45.6% as they've tried 1,842 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,195 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 47.1%, as they have 1,430 shots while they've given up 1,609 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +104

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