Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 12/29/2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, December 29, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +193 and the Stars at -215.

Detroit has a record of 15-18-6 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 111 goals and surrendered 131 goals for a point differential of -20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-24-0 and an over/under record of 19-18-0. Dallas has a record of 19-16-3 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 101 goals and given up 102 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 19-19-0 while their over/under mark is 13-21-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 15-24-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 19-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 19-19-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 13-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/14/18 D Mike Green Ankle is out 3-5 weeks
12/06/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
12/05/18 RW Anthony Mantha Hand IR (12/05)
11/18/18 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/27/18 C Jason Dickinson Back is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
12/27/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is questionable Saturday vs Detroit
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body IR (11/09)
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has scored 21 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 12 goals this season with 96 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 16.5 minutes played per contest. Dylan Larkin averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 16 goals on 146 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 807 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 743 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 30 total points this season for the Stars. He has 15 goals this year with 92 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 146 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 664 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 613 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 36 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 111 goals while giving up 131 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 3rd respectively. They have had 100 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the league. The Red Wings have given up 130 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 23rd when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.97% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 16th in the league with a total of 41 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 98 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 116 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Stars are 26th with a total of 101 goals scored while they've given up 102 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.05%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8%, as they've attempted 2,050 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,424 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.3% as they have 1,565 attempts while they have given up 1,891 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 1,277 face-off wins compared to 1,202 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Detroit has 832 hits and they have blocked 533 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.4% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,182 face-off wins compared to 1,098 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 854 hits and they have blocked 585 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 1,975 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,275 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47% ranks 27th as they have 1,497 attempts while they have given up 1,690 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +193

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