Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 3/27/2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at -143 and the Stars at +120.

Philadelphia has a record of 38-25-13 this season and on the road they have a record of 19-12-7-4. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 230 goals and given up 228 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-38-0 and an over/under record of 41-33-0. Dallas has a record of 38-30-8 including 24-12-3-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 215 goals and surrendered 208 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 38-38-0 while their over/under record is 38-36-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 38-38-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 41-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 38-38-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 38-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/25/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
03/20/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 LW Michael Raffl Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/23/18 C Jason Spezza Back is out indefinitely
03/18/18 GO Ben Bishop Knee is out indefinitely
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out for season

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 964 shots against him and he's given up 95 goals. He's made 869 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jakub Voracek has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 19 goals this year with 218 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 61 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 26 goals on 175 shots. He has 65 assists, giving him a total of 91 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 71 total points this year for the Stars. He has 39 goals this season with 313 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Kari Lehtonen has 12 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 808 shots against him and he's surrendered 72 goals. He's made 736 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jamie Benn averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 28 goals on 227 shots. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 69 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.44% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 23rd in the league. The Flyers has 89 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 13th in the league with 230 goals while they've given up 228 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 251 power play opportunities and scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 21st with 215 goals scored while they are 23rd in the NHL with 208 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Stars have a total of 84 points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 46 power play goals on 232 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 265 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.7% as they've tried 4,419 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,300 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 10th in Corsi percentage. They are 13th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.1% as they have 3,327 shots while they've given up 3,186 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the year. That puts them 18th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,399 face-off wins as opposed to 2,093 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.4%. That is 4th overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 1,573 hits and they've blocked 1,114 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 2,527 face-off wins compared to 2,270 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,752 hits and they have blocked 1,193 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Dallas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 4,481 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,320 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 10th as they have 3,297 attempts while they have given up 3,127 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +120

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