Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 12/15/2018

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, December 15, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +149 and the Avalanche at -172.

Dallas has a record of 16-13-3 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 88 goals and given up 87 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-15-0 and an over/under record of 11-16-0. Colorado has a record of 17-9-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 112 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 17-14-0 while their over/under record is 17-14-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 16-15-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 11-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-14-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-14-0 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 Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/13/18 C Alexander Kerfoot Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs St. Louis
12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 10 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 569 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 524 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jamie Benn has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Stars. He has 12 goals this year with 82 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 8 goals on 130 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 52 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 13 goals this season with 75 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 10 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 642 shots against him and he's surrendered 54 goals. He's made 588 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 20 goals on 132 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 94 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 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.35% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 8th in the league. The Stars have 35 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 88 goals while they've given up 87 goals, which is 28th overall. They have had 85 power play opportunities and scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 6th with 112 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 94 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.49%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 11th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 39 points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 30 power play goals on 101 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5%, as they've attempted 1,653 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,904 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.9% as they have 1,245 attempts while they have given up 1,411 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 45.9% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 976 face-off wins compared to 917 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Dallas has 713 hits and they have blocked 493 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 883 face-off wins compared to 996 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Colorado has 604 hits and they have blocked 485 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 1,701 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,846 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.5% ranks 22nd as they have 1,284 attempts while they have given up 1,361 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -172

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