Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 12/9/2017

Saturday, December 9, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, December 9, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +120 and the Stars at -133.

Vegas has a record of 17-9-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-7-1. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 94 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of +9. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-10-0 and an over/under record of 17-8-0. Dallas is 16-12-1 including 10-3-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 86 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 16-13-0 while their over/under record is 15-13-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 17-10-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 17-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 16-13-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/05/17 LW David Perron Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Nashville
11/30/17 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (11/26)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/07/17 GO Ben Bishop Back is "?"
12/02/17 C Martin Hanzal Hamstring IR (11/27)
11/12/17 D Marc Methot Knee IR (11/08)

Player Spotlight

David Perron has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this year with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17.6 minutes played per game. James Neal averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 72 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Malcolm Subban has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 246 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 227 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 27 total points this year for the Stars. He has 14 goals this season with 120 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 90 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 13 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 630 shots against him and he's surrendered 57 goals. He's made 573 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 35 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 94 while they've given up 85 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 95 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 85 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, putting them 27th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.87% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 23rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 13th in the NHL with a total of 33 points this year. They have 18 power play goals on 90 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 14th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 108 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 9th in the NHL. As a team, the Stars are 12th in the league with 86 goals scored while they've given up 84 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.31%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 1,644 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,551 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 1,221 attempts while they have given up 1,140 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 868 face-off wins compared to 848 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Vegas has 511 hits and they have blocked 411 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 986 face-off wins compared to 880 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 592 hits and they have blocked 406 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Dallas is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 1,662 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,569 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 7th as they have 1,236 attempts while they have given up 1,163 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -133

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