Thursday, March 16, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -115 and the Canucks at +104. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 69 games. They have an overall record of 27-31-10 and on the road they have a record of 9-20-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 190 goals and given up 228 goals for a point differential of -38. The Stars have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-42 and an over/under record of 38-31-0. Vancouver shows up with a record of 28-32-9 including 18-12-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 159 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -42. The Canucks have a record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-41 while their over/under record sits at 27-29-13.

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Tyler Seguin has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Stars. He has 23 goals this season with 252 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 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 173 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 16 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,252 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,129 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Bo Horvat has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 20 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 13 goals on 84 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 17 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,446 shots against him and has given up 122 goals. He has made 1,324 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have 64 total points this season. They have scored 189 goals while giving up 221 goals. They have had 232 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 221 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 9.08% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Canucks have a total of 65 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 198 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 188 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 159 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.33%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've attempted 4,095 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,047 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.7% as they have 3,033 attempts while they've given up 2,953 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. They have 2,109 face off wins compared to 2,174 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.2%. On defense has 1,312 hits and they've blocked 1,094 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 3,554 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,850 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.7% as they have 2,612 shots while they've given up 2,979 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.3% as they've compiled 2,149 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,037 face off losses. On defense has blocked 871 shot attempts and they have 1,253 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 27-42 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 38-31-0 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-41 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-29-13 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
03/13/17 LW Brendan Gaunce Hand "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
03/13/17 D Christopher Tanev Food Poisoning "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
03/13/17 LW Nikolay Goldobin Illness "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
03/07/17 RW Loui Eriksson Lower Body out indefinitely
03/01/17 GO Jacob Markstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Nikita Tryamkin Illness out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +104

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