Sunday, February 12, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Sunday, February 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +144 and the Predators at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this game having played 55 games. They have an overall record of 21-24-10 and away from home they have a record of 7-15-4. The currently are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 150 goals and surrendered 175 goals for a point differential of -25. The Stars have an overall record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-34 and an over/under record of 27-28-0. Nashville shows up with a record of 26-20-8 including 15-6-6 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 149 goals and surrendered 141 for a goal differential of +8. The Predators have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-28 while their over/under record sits at 26-24-4.

Jason Spezza has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 20 goals on 205 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 11 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 963 shots against him and has given up 94 goals. He has made 869 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Ryan Johansen has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 160 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,206 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,113 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 52 total points this season. They have scored 150 goals while giving up 175 goals. They have had 190 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Stars have allowed 183 power play opportunities and given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.92% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Predators have a total of 60 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 175 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 149 goals scored while they've given up 141 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.73%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 3,282 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,271 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.7% as they have 2,454 attempts while they've given up 2,384 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 1,707 face off wins compared to 1,769 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.1%. On defense Dallas has 1,088 hits and they've blocked 887 shots from the opposition.

Nashville has attempted 3,165 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,007 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.8% as they have 2,354 shots while they've given up 2,283 attempts on defense. The Predators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 1,663 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,640 face off losses. On defense Nashville has blocked 724 shot attempts and they have 1,126 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 21-34 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 27-28-0 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 24-28 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 26-24-4 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
02/03/17 C Jason Spezza Upper Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
01/12/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Hand out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 C Cody Bass Lower Body out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +144

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