Monday, March 6, 2017

Verizon Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Monday, March 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +222 and the Capitals at -250. The over/under has been set at 6.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 26-29-10 and on the road they have a record of 8-18-4. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 182 goals and given up 209 goals for a point differential of -27. The Stars have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-39 and an over/under record of 34-31-0. Washington shows up with a record of 44-13-7 including 27-5-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 210 goals and surrendered 135 for a goal differential of +75. The Capitals have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 43-20 while their over/under record sits at 26-25-13.

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Jamie Benn has accumulated 62 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 166 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 22 goals on 246 shots. He has 43 assists giving him a total of 65 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 15 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,182 shots against him and has given up 115 goals. He has made 1,067 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Marcus Johansson has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 21 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin has averaged 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 27 goals on 231 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 34 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1,317 shots against him and has given up 91 goals. He has made 1,226 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Stars have 62 total points this season. They have scored 182 goals while giving up 209 goals. They have had 224 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Stars have allowed 209 power play opportunities and given up 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.13% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Capitals have a total of 95 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 190 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 218 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 210 goals scored while they've given up 135 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.08%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 3,899 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,876 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 2,893 attempts while they've given up 2,825 shots on the defensive end. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. They have 2,026 face off wins compared to 2,072 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.4%. On defense has 1,261 hits and they've blocked 1,051 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 3,573 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,452 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 2,648 shots while they've given up 2,575 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 51.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 1,875 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,885 face off losses. On defense has blocked 877 shot attempts and they have 1,379 hits as a unit.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 26-39 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 34-31-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 43-20 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 26-25-13 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
02/25/17 RW Adam Cracknell Lower Body out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

02/10/17 LW Andre Burakovsky Hand out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Washington -250

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