Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/18/2018

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Dallas Stars travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, March 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +140 and the Jets at -155.

Dallas has a record of 38-26-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 14-16-5-3. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 207 goals and given up 193 goals for a point differential of +14. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-34-0 and an over/under record of 36-34-0. Winnipeg has a record of 42-19-10 including 25-7-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 236 goals and surrendered 187 for a goal differential of +49. Their record against the spread is 42-29-0 while their over/under record is 35-34-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 38-34-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 36-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 42-29-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 35-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/16/18 RW Brett Ritchie Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Winnipeg
03/16/18 D Marc Methot Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs Winnipeg
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

03/17/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs Dallas
03/17/18 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs Dallas
03/16/18 GO Michael Hutchinson Concussion is out indefinitely
03/16/18 LW Matt Hendricks Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/15/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs Dallas
03/15/18 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Dallas
03/12/18 GO Steve Mason Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Kari Lehtonen has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 694 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 635 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin has accumulated 69 total points this season for the Stars. He has 38 goals this year with 293 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 25 goals on 216 shots. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 54 total points this year for the Jets. He has 27 goals this season with 207 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 16.1 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 36 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,803 shots against him and he's surrendered 136 goals. He's made 1,667 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 27 goals on 207 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 249 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.11% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 11th in the league. The Stars has 84 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 16th in the league with 207 goals while they've given up 193 goals, which is 26th overall. They have had 218 power play opportunities and scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 5th with 236 goals scored while they are 27th in the NHL with 187 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.44%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 94 points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 57 power play goals on 241 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 238 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 4,248 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,083 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 3,117 attempts while they have given up 2,954 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 2,414 face-off wins compared to 2,139 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,643 hits and they have blocked 1,129 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 2,299 face-off wins compared to 2,090 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,564 hits and they have blocked 1,099 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Winnipeg is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 4,142 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,247 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.8% ranks 19th as they have 3,122 attempts while they have given up 3,148 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -155

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