Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/10/2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +138 and the Stars at -172.

Detroit had a record of 33-36-13 last season and on the road they had a record of 16-19-6. They finished 7th in the Atlantic Division. They scored 207 goals and gave up 244 goals for a point differential of -37. For the season they had an ATS record of 33-49-0 and an over/under record of 36-34-0. Dallas finished with a record of 34-37-11 including 22-13-6 at home last season. They were 6th in the Central Division. They scored 223 goals and surrendered 262 for a goal differential of -39. Their record against the spread was 34-48-0 while their over/under record was 43-39-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings were 33-49-0 straight up last year

The Detroit Red Wings were 36-34-0 against the over/under last season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars were 34-48-0 straight up last year

The Dallas Stars were 43-39-0 against the over/under last season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/09/17 D Niklas Kronwall Groin "?" Tuesday vs. Dallas
10/05/15 D Danny DeKeyser Foot out indefinitely

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/09/17 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Detroit

Player Spotlight

Henrik Zetterberg accumulated 66 total points last season for the Red Wings. He had 16 goals last year with 187 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He had a total of 50 assists on the season and averaged 19.7 minutes played per game. Anthony Mantha averaged 15.9 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 17 goals on 133 shots. He had 19 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Jimmy Howard had 10 wins and 11 losses last season in net for the Red Wings. He had 675 shots against him and he gave up 49 goals. He made 626 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn scored 68 total points last year for the Stars. He had 25 goals last season with 196 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 43 assists on the season and averaged 19.4 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averaged 18.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 25 goals on 294 shots. He had 45 assists giving him a total of 70 points on the season. Ben Bishop had 18 wins and 15 losses last year in goal for the Stars. He had 1,040 shots against him and he surrendered 94 goals. He made 946 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings had 79 total points last season, which ranked them 25th in the NHL. They were 24th in the league in goals scored with 207 while they gave up 244 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They had 252 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That was 27th in the NHL. The Red Wings allowed 235 power play opportunities and gave up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 16th in the league when short-handed. They averaged 28 shots per game and as a team shot 8.87% for the season. They allowed 31 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 90%. That put them 25th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars were 24th in the NHL with a total of 79 points last year. They had 46 power play goals on 257 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranked them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 249 power play opportunities and gave up 65 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. That was 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Stars were 18th in the league with 223 goals scored while they gave up 262 goals, which was 2nd overall. They averaged 31 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 8.90%. As a team they gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 89%. That was 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit had a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they tried 4,286 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,546 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They were 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.4% as they had 3,270 shots while they gave up 3,480 attempts on defense. The Red Wings started possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.7% for the year. That put them 9th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,520 face-off wins as opposed to 2,338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.9%. That was 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit had 1,644 hits and they blocked 1,066 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas was 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 50.4%, as they attempted 4,890 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,821 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50.9% as they had 3,613 attempts while they gave up 3,491 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 7th in the league. The Stars started possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which was 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.4% for the season. That was 8th overall in the NHL. They had 2,551 face-off wins compared to 2,560 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.9%. That ranked them 13th in the league. On defense Dallas had 1,552 hits and they blocked 1,330 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Who will win tonight's Red Wings/Stars NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas -172

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