Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/19/2018

Friday, October 19, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Minnesota Wild head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Friday, October 19, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +140 and the Stars at -155.

Minnesota has a record of 2-2-2 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 14 goals and surrendered 19 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-4-0 and an over/under record of 2-3-0. Dallas has a record of 3-3-0 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 18 goals and given up 18 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 3-3-0 while their over/under mark is 2-3-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 2-4-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 3-3-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Matt Hendricks Leg is questionable Friday vs Dallas
10/18/18 C Mikko Koivu Personal is questionable Friday vs Dallas
10/14/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/18/18 D Marc Methot Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Minnesota
10/18/18 RW Valeri Nichushkin Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Minnesota
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has scored 7 total points this year for the Wild. He has 1 goal this season with 19 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 3 goals on 22 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Wild. He has 199 shots against him and he's surrendered 12 goals. He's made 187 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 10 total points this season for the Stars. He has 3 goals this year with 38 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 4 goals on 20 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 115 shots against him and he's given up 10 goals. He's made 105 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 6 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 14 goals while giving up 19 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 13th respectively. They have had 18 power play chances and scored 3 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the league. The Wild have given up 26 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.82% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 7th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 21st in the league with a total of 6 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 18 chances for a percentage of 39%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 18 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Stars are 15th with a total of 18 goals scored while they've given up 18 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.9%, as they've attempted 302 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 402 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.6% as they have 239 attempts while they have given up 309 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 203 face-off wins compared to 205 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 116 hits and they have blocked 93 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 210 face-off wins compared to 175 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.5%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 122 hits and they have blocked 79 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Dallas is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've attempted 363 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 328 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 10th as they have 271 attempts while they have given up 249 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota +140

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