Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Picks & Predictions 3/11/2018

Sunday, March 11, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, March 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +140 and the Penguins at -155.

Dallas has a record of 38-24-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-14-3-2. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 197 goals and surrendered 177 goals for a point differential of +20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-30-0 and an over/under record of 34-32-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 39-25-4 including 25-8-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 224 goals and have given up 205 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 39-29-0 while their over/under mark is 37-29-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 38-30-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 34-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 39-29-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 37-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/09/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Pittsburgh
03/09/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Pittsburgh
03/09/18 C Mattias Janmark Illness is "?" Sunday vs Pittsburgh
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out for season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/10/18 C Dominik Simon Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/10/18 RW Bryan Rust Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 RW Zach Aston-Reese Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/27/18 GO Matt Murray Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 60 total points this year for the Stars. He has 23 goals this season with 200 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 36 goals on 275 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Kari Lehtonen has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 606 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 558 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Phil Kessel has 77 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 28 goals this year with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Sidney Crosby averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 22 goals on 197 attempts. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the year. Casey DeSmith has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 231 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 211 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 82 total points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They've scored 197 goals while giving up 177 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 27th respectively. They have had 208 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 19th in the league. The Stars have given up 234 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.13% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins are 9th in the league with a total of 82 points this season. They have 57 power play goals on 216 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Penguins are 4th with a total of 224 goals scored while they've given up 205 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 4,035 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,857 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 2,961 attempts while they have given up 2,789 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 2,281 face-off wins compared to 2,008 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,505 hits and they have blocked 1,068 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 2,125 face-off wins compared to 2,106 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,633 hits and they have blocked 1,003 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Pittsburgh is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 4,113 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,896 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 8th as they have 3,136 attempts while they have given up 2,893 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +140

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