Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 3/20/2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Capital One Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Capital One Arena to play the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +131 and the Capitals at -145.

Dallas has a record of 38-27-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 14-17-5-3. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 209 goals and given up 197 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-35-0 and an over/under record of 37-34-0. Washington has a record of 41-24-7 including 25-9-2-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 225 goals and surrendered 214 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 41-31-0 while their over/under record is 41-30-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 38-35-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 37-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 41-31-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 41-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/18/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/18/18 D Marc Methot Hand is "?" Tuesday vs Washington
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out for season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

03/19/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Tuesday vs Dallas
03/19/18 C Evgeny Kuznetsov Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Tuesday vs Dallas

Player Spotlight

Kari Lehtonen has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 714 shots against him and he's given up 62 goals. He's made 652 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Tyler Seguin has accumulated 69 total points this season for the Stars. He has 38 goals this year with 297 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 26 goals on 217 shots. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nicklas Backstrom has scored 57 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 19 goals this season with 146 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Braden Holtby has 30 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Capitals. He has 1,493 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,353 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 43 goals on 305 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 78 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 253 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 11th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.08% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Stars has 84 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 16th in the league with 209 goals while they've given up 197 goals, which is 26th overall. They have had 221 power play opportunities and scored 45 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Capitals are 10th with 225 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 214 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.83%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 20th place in the league. The Capitals have a total of 89 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 48 power play goals on 213 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 236 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've tried 4,305 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,142 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 9th in Corsi percentage. They are 11th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.3% as they have 3,161 shots while they've given up 2,997 attempts on defense. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That puts them 23rd and 7th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,445 face-off wins as opposed to 2,173 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. On defense Dallas has 1,666 hits and they've blocked 1,145 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 4th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 11th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,156 face-off wins as opposed to 2,124 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Washington has 1,573 hits and they've blocked 1,057 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Washington is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 47.6% as they've tried 3,970 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,377 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 47.1%, as they have 2,954 shots while they've given up 3,320 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Washington -145

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