Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2018

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +110 and the Avalanche at -135.

Dallas has a record of 11-9-2 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 60 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-11-0 and an over/under record of 8-11-0. Colorado is 11-6-4 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 78 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 11-10-0 while their over/under record is 11-10-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 11-11-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 8-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-10-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/21/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Ottawa
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
11/15/18 C Devin Shore Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body IR (11/09)
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Stars. He has 7 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 7 goals on 96 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Anton Khudobin has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 216 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 196 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 34 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this season with 44 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 14 goals on 91 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 7 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 441 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 408 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 24 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 60 while they've given up 59 goals, ranking them 26th overall. They have had 62 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.30% for the season. They allow 31 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 Avalanche are 12th in the NHL with a total of 26 points this year. They have 23 power play goals on 70 opportunities for a percentage of 33%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 15th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 3rd in the league with 78 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals, which is 22nd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.26%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3%, as they've attempted 1,146 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,278 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.1% as they have 855 attempts while they have given up 962 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 669 face-off wins compared to 603 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 504 hits and they have blocked 316 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 583 face-off wins compared to 689 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.8%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 431 hits and they have blocked 332 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Colorado is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've attempted 1,119 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,265 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 24th as they have 845 attempts while they have given up 933 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +110

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