Dallas Stars at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 12/13/2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +118 and the Islanders at -130.

Dallas has a record of 17-13-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 7-9-1. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 91 goals and surrendered 90 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-14-0 and an over/under record of 16-14-0. New York has a record of 17-10-3 including 9-1-2 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 108 goals and have given up 100 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 17-13-0 while their over/under mark is 19-10-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 17-14-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 16-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 17-13-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 19-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/11/17 LW Antoine Roussel Elbow is "?" Wednesday vs NY Islanders
12/02/17 C Martin Hanzal Hamstring IR (11/27)
11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/11/17 D Johnny Boychuk Undisclosed is "?" Wednesday vs Dallas
12/10/17 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/09)
12/03/17 LW Shane Prince Ankle IR (10/06)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body IR (11/06)

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 26 total points this year for the Stars. He has 12 goals this season with 100 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 14 goals on 132 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 668 shots against him and he's surrendered 61 goals. He's made 607 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 33 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 17 goals on 73 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 528 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 480 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 35 total points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They've scored 91 goals while giving up 90 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 17th respectively. They have had 96 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the league. The Stars have given up 110 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.03% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 9th in the league with a total of 37 points this season. They have 20 power play goals on 103 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 15th in the NHL. They've given up 94 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 2nd with a total of 108 goals scored while they've given up 100 goals this season, ranking 5th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.61%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1%, as they've attempted 1,822 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,674 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52% as they have 1,344 attempts while they have given up 1,240 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,042 face-off wins compared to 943 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 637 hits and they have blocked 434 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 839 face-off wins compared to 939 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 607 hits and they have blocked 444 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. New York is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 1,715 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,780 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 20th as they have 1,266 attempts while they have given up 1,336 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +118

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