St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 12/29/2017

Friday, December 29, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Friday, December 29, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +122 and the Stars at -135.

St. Louis has a record of 23-14-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-6-2-0. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have tallied 114 goals and surrendered 96 goals for a point differential of +18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-16-0 and an over/under record of 15-24-0. Dallas has a record of 20-15-3 including 12-4-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 112 goals and have given up 110 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 20-18-0 while their over/under mark is 21-16-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 23-16-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 15-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 20-18-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 21-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/17/17 LW Samuel Blais Lower Body IR (12/16)
12/15/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Undisclosed IR (12/11)
12/10/17 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle IR (12/08)
10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 36 total points this year for the Blues. He has 15 goals this season with 164 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 17 goals on 104 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 901 shots against him and he's surrendered 78 goals. He's made 823 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 33 total points this season for the Stars. He has 15 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 18 goals on 156 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 812 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 739 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 48 total points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They've scored 114 goals while giving up 96 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 26th respectively. They have had 136 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the league. The Blues have given up 122 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.79% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 14th in the league with a total of 43 points this season. They have 23 power play goals on 116 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 134 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Stars are 12th with a total of 112 goals scored while they've given up 110 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.29%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 51.6% as they've tried 2,319 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,179 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 10th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.4% as they have 1,760 shots while they've given up 1,599 attempts on defense. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the year. That puts them 15th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,170 face-off wins as opposed to 1,181 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 19th overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 888 hits and they've blocked 580 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 3rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 9th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,261 face-off wins as opposed to 1,157 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 781 hits and they've blocked 544 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Dallas is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've tried 2,223 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,073 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 8th in the NHL at 51.7%, as they have 1,637 shots while they've given up 1,529 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +122

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