Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -130 and the Stars at +118.

Nashville has a record of 12-3-0 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 51 goals and given up 31 goals for a point differential of +20. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-3-0 and an over/under record of 6-8-0. Dallas has a record of 9-6-1 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 46 goals and surrendered 43 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 9-7-0 while their over/under record is 6-8-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 12-3-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 6-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 6-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

11/05/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Austin Watson Suspension 18-game suspension (elgible to return 11/15)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/09/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Nashville
11/04/18 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 6 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Predators. He has 235 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 223 saves for a save percentage of 95%. P.K. Subban has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Predators. He has 2 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 23.5 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 10 goals on 50 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 16 total points this year for the Stars. He has 4 goals this season with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 6 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 330 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 304 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jamie Benn averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 46 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this year. That is 21st in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.02% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Predators have 24 total points this season, ranking 2nd in the NHL in offense. They are 11th in the league with 51 goals while they've given up 31 goals, which is 31st overall. They have had 54 power play opportunities and scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 19th with 46 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 43 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.43%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 11th place in the league. The Stars have a total of 19 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 10 power play goals on 42 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 11th. They've allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 831 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 810 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 629 attempts while they have given up 613 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 487 face-off wins compared to 453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 217 hits and they have blocked 197 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.7% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 496 face-off wins compared to 450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 346 hits and they have blocked 237 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Dallas is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've attempted 841 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 962 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.9% ranks 24th as they have 640 attempts while they have given up 725 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +118

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