Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/12/2018

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Honda Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -105 and the Ducks at -105.

Dallas has a record of 16-11-3 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 83 goals and given up 78 goals for a point differential of +5. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-14-0 and an over/under record of 10-16-0. Anaheim has a record of 16-11-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 81 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of -13. Their record against the spread is 16-16-0 while their over/under record is 12-19-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 16-14-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 10-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 16-16-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 12-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body IR (11/09)
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/10/18 C Rickard Rakell Ankle is questionable Wednesday vs Dallas
12/10/18 GO Ryan Miller Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Dallas
11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 534 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 494 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Tyler Seguin has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this year with 124 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 12 goals on 79 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 20 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. John Gibson has 12 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 832 shots against him and he's surrendered 62 goals. He's made 770 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan Getzlaf averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 8 goals on 56 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 93 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.33% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 4th in the league. The Stars have 35 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 83 goals while they've given up 78 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 82 power play opportunities and scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 27th with 81 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 94 goals allowed this year. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.46%. They give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 2nd place in the league. The Ducks have a total of 37 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 14 power play goals on 89 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 24th. They've allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.7%, as they've attempted 1,561 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,783 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.1% as they have 1,174 attempts while they have given up 1,321 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 45.7% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 914 face-off wins compared to 853 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Dallas has 661 hits and they have blocked 462 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks 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 7th in the NHL. They have 970 face-off wins compared to 936 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 712 hits and they have blocked 494 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.3% as they've attempted 1,654 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,077 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.7% ranks 30th as they have 1,231 attempts while they have given up 1,583 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -105

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