Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 2/27/2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +140 and the Stars at -155.

Calgary has a record of 32-22-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 18-8-5-4. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 182 goals and given up 185 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-31-0 and an over/under record of 30-31-0. Dallas has a record of 35-23-4 including 21-10-1-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 184 goals and surrendered 164 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 35-27-0 while their over/under record is 33-27-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 32-31-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 30-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 35-27-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 33-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

12/01/17 RW Kris Versteeg Hip IR (11/24)
02/24/18 LW Micheal Ferland Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
02/23/18 GO Mike Smith Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/18 LW Marek Hrivik Undisclosed IR (02/16)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

02/24/18 RW Alexander Radulov Upper Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Calgary
02/24/18 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

David Rittich has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 378 shots against him and he's given up 37 goals. He's made 341 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Sean Monahan has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Flames. He has 29 goals this year with 168 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 183 shots. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 54 total points this year for the Stars. He has 21 goals this season with 174 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 24 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 1,297 shots against him and he's surrendered 110 goals. He's made 1,187 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 31 goals on 245 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have allowed 209 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.82% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 13th in the league. The Flames has 73 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 15th in the league with 182 goals while they've given up 185 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 214 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 14th with 184 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 164 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.36%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Stars have a total of 74 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 36 power play goals on 188 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 4,007 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,712 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 2,981 attempts while they have given up 2,855 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 1,929 face-off wins compared to 1,984 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,217 hits and they have blocked 857 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 2,079 face-off wins compared to 1,835 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,362 hits and they have blocked 958 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Dallas is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 3,682 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,477 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 7th as they have 2,693 attempts while they have given up 2,519 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas -155

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