Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 2/21/2018

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Honda Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +150 and the Ducks at -170.

Dallas has a record of 34-21-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-12-3-2. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 179 goals and given up 157 goals for a point differential of +22. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-25-0 and an over/under record of 32-25-0. Anaheim is 30-20-11 including 15-9-4-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 169 goals and surrendered 170 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 30-31-0 while their over/under record is 22-38-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 34-25-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 32-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 30-31-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

02/18/18 C Martin Hanzal Soreness is "?" Wednesday vs Anaheim

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Stars. He has 21 goals this year with 164 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 29 goals on 232 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 24 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,274 shots against him and he's given up 107 goals. He's made 1,167 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 36 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 7 goals this season with 85 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 22 goals on 159 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season. John Gibson has 22 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,459 shots against him and he's surrendered 110 goals. He's made 1,349 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 72 total points this season, which ranks them 9th in the NHL. They are 12th in the league in goals scored with 179 while they've given up 157 goals, ranking them 26th overall. They have had 179 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.62% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 12th in the NHL with a total of 71 points this year. They have 29 power play goals on 166 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 25th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 219 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 20th in the league with 169 goals scored while they've given up 170 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.14%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 3,478 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,342 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 2,540 attempts while they have given up 2,425 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.5% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,975 face-off wins compared to 1,740 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,276 hits and they have blocked 917 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,888 face-off wins compared to 1,798 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,472 hits and they have blocked 934 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Anaheim is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6% as they've attempted 3,443 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,787 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.8% ranks 21st as they have 2,613 attempts while they have given up 2,853 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -170

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