Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 12/23/2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Nashville has a record of 21-9-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-5-2-1. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 113 goals and given up 95 goals for a point differential of +18. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-12-0 and an over/under record of 18-15-0. Dallas is 19-14-3 including 11-4-1-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 106 goals and surrendered 103 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 18-17-0 while their over/under record is 19-15-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 21-12-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 18-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 18-17-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 19-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/22/17 RW Craig Smith Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Dallas
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee IR (10/03)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Player Spotlight

Viktor Arvidsson has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Predators. He has 11 goals this year with 112 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 15 goals on 86 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 18 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 849 shots against him and he's given up 62 goals. He's made 787 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 30 total points this year for the Stars. He has 14 goals this season with 109 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 149 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 13 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 726 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 659 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 46 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 6th in the league in goals scored with 112 while they've given up 91 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 124 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL. The Predators have allowed 140 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 4th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.11% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 5th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 15th in the NHL with a total of 39 points this year. They have 20 power play goals on 105 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 126 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Stars are 14th in the league with 102 goals scored while they've given up 103 goals, which is 15th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.03%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 1,913 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,030 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 1,446 attempts while they have given up 1,530 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 45% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 55% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,159 face-off wins compared to 1,032 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Nashville has 712 hits and they have blocked 500 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,192 face-off wins compared to 1,094 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 744 hits and they have blocked 515 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Dallas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 2,101 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,961 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 1,547 attempts while they have given up 1,446 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas

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