Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +120 and the Penguins at -157.

Dallas has a record of 11-8-2 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 59 goals and surrendered 54 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-10-0 and an over/under record of 8-11-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 7-8-4 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 64 goals and given up 66 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 7-12-0 while their over/under mark is 8-8-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 11-10-0 straight up this year

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

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-12-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/20/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/20/18 C Sidney Crosby Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Dallas
11/19/18 C Matt Cullen Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 439 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 405 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin has scored 21 total points this year for the Stars. He has 7 goals this season with 94 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 21.4 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 7 goals on 57 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Phil Kessel has 24 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 10 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 317 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 278 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Evgeni Malkin averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 7 goals on 45 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have given up 63 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this season. That is 5th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.42% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 7th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Stars are 14th overall with 24 total points this year. They are 20th in the league with 59 goals and 26th in goals allowed with 54. They've had 60 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 14th with a total of 64 goals scored while they are 9th with 66 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.19%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 18 points this season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have had 14 power play goals on 58 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 10th overall. They've given up 63 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 1,109 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,227 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.3% as they have 828 attempts while they have given up 921 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.3% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 642 face-off wins compared to 582 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 461 hits and they have blocked 306 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 625 face-off wins compared to 600 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 589 hits and they have blocked 279 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Pittsburgh is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 1,133 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,132 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 15th as they have 858 attempts while they have given up 853 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -157 and over 6 total goals

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