Saturday, January 7, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 16-15-8 and on the road they have a record of 5-9-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 100 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of -17. The Stars have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-23 and an over/under record of 17-22-0. St. Louis shows up with a record of 20-14-5 including 15-4-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 110 goals and surrendered 115 for a goal differential of -5. The Blues have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-19 while their over/under record sits at 16-16-7.

Jamie Benn has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Stars. He has 10 goals this season with 87 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 136 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 554 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 503 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Blues. He has 19 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 78 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Jake Allen has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 815 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 737 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have 40 total points this season. They have scored 100 goals while giving up 117 goals. They have had 141 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Stars have allowed 130 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.54% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blues have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 125 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 137 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 110 goals scored while they've given up 115 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.95%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've attempted 2,309 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,305 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.7% as they have 1,724 attempts while they've given up 1,676 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season. They have 1,232 face off wins compared to 1,255 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense Dallas has 770 hits and they've blocked 629 shots from the opposition.

St. Louis has attempted 2,055 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,005 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51% as they have 1,547 shots while they've given up 1,485 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 50.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.2% as they've compiled 1,177 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,121 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 520 shot attempts and they have 758 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 16-23 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 17-22-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 19-19 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 16-16-7 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/07/16 D Julius Honka Wrist out indefinitely
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
01/06/17 LW Jamie Benn Foot expected to miss Saturday vs St Louis

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/05/16 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body out indefinitely
01/05/17 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Dallas

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis

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