Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/16/2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, December 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +113 and the Flyers at -125.

Dallas has a record of 18-13-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-9-1. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have tallied 96 goals and surrendered 92 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-14-0 and an over/under record of 17-14-0. Philadelphia has a record of 12-11-7 including 6-6-4 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 89 goals and have given up 89 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 13-18-0 while their over/under mark is 16-14-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 18-14-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 17-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 13-18-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 16-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/14/17 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body injured last game, is "?" Friday vs New Jersey
12/14/17 LW Antoine Roussel Elbow is upgraded to probable Friday vs New Jersey
11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/14/17 C Jori Lehtera Illness is "?" Saturday vs Dallas
12/06/17 D Brandon Manning Upper Body IR (12/06)
12/06/17 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body IR (12/06)
11/06/17 RW Colin McDonald Lower Body IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 29 total points this year for the Stars. He has 13 goals this season with 101 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 14 goals on 134 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

Claude Giroux has 34 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 13 goals this year with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 7 goals on 109 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 705 shots against him and he's given up 62 goals. He's made 643 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 37 total points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They've scored 96 goals while giving up 92 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 16th respectively. They have had 97 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 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.28% 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 Flyers are 23rd in the league with a total of 31 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 100 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 102 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 21st with a total of 87 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals this season, ranking 22nd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.05%. 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 51.9% as they've tried 1,866 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,727 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 8th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.8% as they have 1,379 shots while they've given up 1,285 attempts on defense. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That puts them 21st and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,066 face-off wins as opposed to 977 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Dallas has 664 hits and they've blocked 442 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 23rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the year. That ranks them 18th and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 964 face-off wins as opposed to 867 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 603 hits and they've blocked 450 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 19th in blocked shots. Philadelphia is ranked 15th in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've tried 1,731 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,757 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 17th in the NHL at 49.7%, as they have 1,293 shots while they've given up 1,307 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas +113

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