Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 3/5/2018

Monday, March 5, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Monday, March 5, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +197 and the Stars at -220.

Ottawa has a record of 22-32-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 8-19-5-3. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 174 goals and given up 225 goals for a point differential of -51. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-42-0 and an over/under record of 34-30-0. Dallas has a record of 37-23-5 including 23-10-2-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 193 goals and surrendered 171 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread is 37-28-0 while their over/under record is 34-29-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 22-42-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 34-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 37-28-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 34-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
03/03/18 RW Marian Gaborik Undisclosed is "?" Monday vs Dallas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Craig Anderson has 18 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 1,431 shots against him and he's given up 143 goals. He's made 1,288 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mike Hoffman has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Senators. He has 18 goals this year with 204 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson averages 26.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 6 goals on 154 shots. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 58 total points this year for the Stars. He has 22 goals this season with 189 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 26 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 1,397 shots against him and he's surrendered 117 goals. He's made 1,280 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 34 goals on 260 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.91% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 30th in the league. The Senators has 54 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 26th in the league with 174 goals while they've given up 225 goals, which is 2nd overall. They have had 201 power play opportunities and scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 14th with 193 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 171 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.36%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Stars have a total of 79 points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 38 power play goals on 198 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 224 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 3,647 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,001 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 2,712 attempts while they have given up 2,933 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,987 face-off wins compared to 1,894 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,544 hits and they have blocked 1,068 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 2,182 face-off wins compared to 1,919 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,445 hits and they have blocked 1,011 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Dallas is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 3,859 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,667 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 6th as they have 2,833 attempts while they have given up 2,656 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -220

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