Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 2/3/2018

Saturday, February 3, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Minnesota Wild head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, February 3, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +153 and the Stars at -170.

Minnesota has a record of 27-18-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 10-14-1-1. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have tallied 147 goals and surrendered 142 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-23-0 and an over/under record of 25-23-0. Dallas has a record of 29-19-4 including 17-8-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 159 goals and have given up 138 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 29-23-0 while their over/under mark is 28-23-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 27-23-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 25-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 29-23-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 28-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

02/01/18 RW Nino Niederreiter Lower Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs Vegas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

02/01/18 LW Antoine Roussel Infection is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota
02/01/18 D Marc Methot Knee is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota
02/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has scored 43 total points this year for the Wild. He has 20 goals this season with 136 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 20 goals on 127 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 998 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 915 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 44 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this year with 207 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 150 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,149 shots against him and he's given up 95 goals. He's made 1,054 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 59 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 147 goals while giving up 142 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 19th respectively. They have had 153 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the league. The Wild have given up 184 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.77% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 9th in the league with a total of 62 points this season. They have 32 power play goals on 163 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 180 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Stars are 8th with a total of 159 goals scored while they've given up 138 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.68%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.4% as they've tried 2,619 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,024 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 31st in Corsi percentage. They are 29th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.4% as they have 2,026 shots while they've given up 2,250 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That puts them 21st and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,510 face-off wins as opposed to 1,482 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 861 hits and they've blocked 774 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,738 face-off wins as opposed to 1,564 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,087 hits and they've blocked 782 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 10th in blocked shots. Dallas is ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've tried 3,050 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,897 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 51.5%, as they have 2,246 shots while they've given up 2,115 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +153

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