Sunday, March 12, 2017

SAP Center

For Updated Odds on This Game Click Here

The Dallas Stars travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, March 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +113 and the Sharks at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 27-30-10 and on the road they have a record of 9-18-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 188 goals and given up 216 goals for a point differential of -28. The Stars have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-40 and an over/under record of 36-31-0. San Jose shows up with a record of 40-19-7 including 21-7-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 184 goals and surrendered 154 for a goal differential of +30. The Sharks have a record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 38-26 while their over/under record sits at 16-31-19.

For expert handicapping advice on this game check out our NHL expert handicapper tips.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Stars. He has 23 goals this season with 250 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 172 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 16 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,244 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,124 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 24 goals this season with 197 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 27 goals on 260 shots. He has 43 assists giving him a total of 70 points on the season. Martin Jones has 31 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,422 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,302 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 64 total points this season. They have scored 188 goals while giving up 216 goals. They have had 230 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 216 power play opportunities and given up 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.16% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have a total of 87 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 203 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 173 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 184 goals scored while they've given up 154 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.20%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 4,033 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,000 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 2,986 attempts while they've given up 2,916 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 2,080 face off wins compared to 2,150 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.2%. On defense has 1,294 hits and they've blocked 1,084 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 3,799 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,693 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.9% as they have 2,843 shots while they've given up 2,634 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.1% as they've compiled 1,851 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,997 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,059 shot attempts and they have 1,244 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 27-40 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 36-31-0 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 38-26 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 16-31-19 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -125

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Tony Sink