Dallas Stars at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 10/30/2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Dallas Stars travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +102 and the Canadiens at -113.

Dallas has a record of 5-5-0 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 30 goals and given up 29 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-4-0. Montreal is 6-2-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 33 goals and surrendered 25 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 6-4-0 while their over/under record is 4-5-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 4-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 4-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/28/18 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
10/28/18 RW Brett Ritchie Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
10/28/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/27/18 RW Andrew Shaw Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Dallas
10/27/18 D Noah Juulsen Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Dallas
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Stars. He has 3 goals this year with 55 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 30 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 230 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 211 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Paul Byron has scored 7 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 4 goals this season with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 15.5 minutes played per game. Max Domi averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 5 goals on 21 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Carey Price has 4 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 192 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 177 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 10 total points this season, which ranks them 24th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 30 while they've given up 29 goals, ranking them 21st overall. They have had 28 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 28 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.96% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 8th in the NHL with a total of 14 points this year. They have 7 power play goals on 39 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. That is 19th in the NHL. As a team, the Canadiens are 16th in the league with 33 goals scored while they've given up 25 goals, which is 28th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.48%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 576 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 563 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 426 attempts while they have given up 419 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 315 face-off wins compared to 282 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 192 hits and they have blocked 144 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 287 face-off wins compared to 348 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.2%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Montreal has 269 hits and they have blocked 150 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Montreal is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 592 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 554 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 11th as they have 416 attempts while they have given up 404 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +102

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