Sunday, March 26, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, March 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -120 and the Devils at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 30-33-11 and on the road they have a record of 10-21-5. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 204 goals and given up 237 goals for a point differential of -33. The Stars have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-44 and an over/under record of 40-34-0. New Jersey shows up with a record of 27-34-12 including 15-14-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 169 goals and surrendered 215 for a goal differential of -46. The Devils have a record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-46 while their over/under record sits at 27-26-20.

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Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 30-44 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 40-34-0 against the over/under

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 24-46 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 27-26-20 against the over/under

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee out for season
03/25/17 D Dan Hamhuis Upper Body is upgraded to probable Sunday vs. New Jersey
03/25/17 RW Jiri Hudler Undisclosed doubtful Sunday vs. New Jersey
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/18/17 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body out indefinitely
03/14/17 C Jacob Josefson Upper Body out indefinitely
03/03/17 LW Michael Cammalleri Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 69 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 272 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 183 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 19 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,390 shots against him and has given up 133 goals. He has made 1,257 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Taylor Hall has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Devils. He has 18 goals this season with 210 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri has averaged 17.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 172 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 20 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,613 shots against him and has given up 143 goals. He has made 1,470 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 71 total points this season. They have scored 204 goals while giving up 237 goals. They have had 243 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 234 power play opportunities and given up 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.03% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have a total of 66 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 224 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 169 goals scored while they've given up 215 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 4,435 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,393 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 3,272 attempts while they've given up 3,194 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. They have 2,307 face off wins compared to 2,338 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.7%. On defense Dallas has 1,411 hits and they've blocked 1,199 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey has attempted 3,559 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,062 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.8% as they have 2,755 shots while they've given up 3,127 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 2,170 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,205 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 935 shot attempts and they have 1,452 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Stars/Devils NHL game against the moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -120

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