Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Dallas Stars travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +122 and the Maple Leafs at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 53 games. They have an overall record of 21-22-10 and on the road they have a record of 7-13-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 169 goals for a point differential of -22. The Stars have an overall record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-32 and an over/under record of 27-26-0. Toronto shows up with a record of 24-17-9 including 12-8-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 155 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of +6. The Maple Leafs have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-26 while their over/under record sits at 23-25-2.

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Jason Spezza has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 16 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 19 goals on 188 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 11 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 937 shots against him and has given up 92 goals. He has made 845 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 23 goals this season with 172 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 148 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 22 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,332 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,220 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 52 total points this season. They have scored 147 goals while giving up 169 goals. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 175 power play opportunities and given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.14% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 57 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 153 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 166 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 155 goals scored while they've given up 149 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 3,143 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,158 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.5% as they have 2,350 attempts while they've given up 2,301 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. They have 1,649 face off wins compared to 1,696 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.3%. On defense Dallas has 1,047 hits and they've blocked 857 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 3,056 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,036 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 2,285 shots while they've given up 2,292 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50% and their defensive zone percentage is 50% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.6% as they've compiled 1,492 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,575 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 744 shot attempts and they have 1,226 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 21-32 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 27-26-0 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 23-26 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 23-25-2 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

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
02/03/17 C Jason Spezza Upper Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
01/12/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Hand out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto -135

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