Dallas Stars at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2017

Monday, December 11, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Dallas Stars head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Monday, December 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +118 and the Rangers at -130.

Dallas has a record of 16-13-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-9-1. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 89 goals and surrendered 89 goals for a point differential of 0. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-14-0 and an over/under record of 16-13-0. New York has a record of 16-11-2 including 12-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 98 goals and have given up 87 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 16-13-0 while their over/under mark is 18-9-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 16-14-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 16-13-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 18-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/02/17 C Martin Hanzal Hamstring IR (11/27)
11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/10/17 C Mika Zibanejad Concussion is OUT Monday vs Dallas

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 28 total points this year for the Stars. He has 14 goals this season with 125 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 12 goals on 94 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 25 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

Mats Zuccarello has 24 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 7 goals this year with 54 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Kevin Shattenkirk averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 66 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 752 shots against him and he's given up 63 goals. He's made 689 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 33 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 89 goals while giving up 89 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 15th respectively. They have had 93 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 15th 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 13th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.24% 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 Rangers are 14th in the league with a total of 34 points this season. They have 20 power play goals on 99 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 94 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 7th with a total of 98 goals scored while they've given up 87 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.68%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 1,732 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,629 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 1,281 attempts while they have given up 1,206 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,017 face-off wins compared to 913 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 613 hits and they have blocked 423 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 848 face-off wins compared to 871 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 586 hits and they have blocked 427 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. New York is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 1,653 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,722 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49% ranks 21st as they have 1,244 attempts while they have given up 1,295 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas +118

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