Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars NHL Parlay 3/31/2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Minnesota Wild head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, March 31, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at -105 and the Stars at -105.

Minnesota has a record of 43-24-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-18-2-2. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 238 goals and surrendered 217 goals for a point differential of +21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-34-0 and an over/under record of 39-34-0. Dallas has a record of 39-31-8, including 25-12-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 220 goals and have given up 215 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 39-39-0 while their over/under mark is 39-37-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 43-34-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 39-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 39-39-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 39-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

03/15/18 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/18/18 GO Ben Bishop Knee is out indefinitely
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out for season

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 33 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 1,653 shots against him and he's surrendered 137 goals. He's made 1,516 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Jason Zucker has scored 61 total points this year for the Wild. He has 31 goals this season with 206 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Eric Staal averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 40 goals on 220 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 70 total points this season for the Stars. He has 29 goals this year with 230 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Kari Lehtonen has 13 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 862 shots against him and he's given up 78 goals. He's made 784 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 39 goals on 324 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 256 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 15th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.24% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 9th overall with 96 total points this year. They are 12th in the league with 238 goals and 21st in goals allowed with 217. They've had 230 power play chances and scored 47 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 21st with a total of 220 goals scored while they are 22nd with 215 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 17th in the league. The Stars have a total of 86 points this season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have had 47 power play goals on 238 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 19th overall. They've given up 270 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.8% as they've tried 4,076 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,638 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 3,136 shots while they've given up 3,413 attempts on defense. The Wild 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 24th and 8th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,274 face-off wins as opposed to 2,280 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 16th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 1,278 hits and they've blocked 1,225 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 5th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 3rd respectively in the NHL. They have 2,582 face-off wins as opposed to 2,336 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,789 hits and they've blocked 1,215 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Dallas is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've tried 4,582 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,424 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 51.2%, as they have 3,371 shots while they've given up 3,209 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas -105 and under 5.5 total goals

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