Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars NHL Tips 2/23/2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +107 and the Stars at -139.

Carolina has a record of 32-23-6 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 177 goals and given up 168 goals for a point differential of +9. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-29-0 and an over/under record of 23-36-0. Dallas has a record of 30-25-5 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 153 goals and surrendered 156 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 29-30-0 while their over/under record is 17-35-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 31-29-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 29-30-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 17-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/18/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
02/21/19 D Marc Methot Lower Body is out for season
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 14 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 773 shots against him and he's given up 76 goals. He's made 697 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 17 goals this year with 126 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 24 goals on 184 shots. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 57 total points this year for the Stars. He has 26 goals this season with 235 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Anton Khudobin has 11 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 852 shots against him and he's surrendered 66 goals. He's made 786 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jamie Benn averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 21 goals on 141 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 12th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.24% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Hurricanes have 70 total points this season, ranking 12th in the NHL in offense. They are 20th in the league with 177 goals while they've given up 168 goals, which is 25th overall. They have had 203 power play opportunities and scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 29th with 153 goals scored while they are 29th in the NHL with 156 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Stars have a total of 65 points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 31 power play goals on 156 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 16th. They've allowed 179 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.3%, as they've attempted 4,000 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,229 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.1% as they have 3,015 attempts while they have given up 2,452 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 1,801 face-off wins compared to 1,905 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,545 hits and they have blocked 777 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 1,852 face-off wins compared to 1,722 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,354 hits and they have blocked 925 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9% as they've attempted 3,259 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,547 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.1% ranks 24th as they have 2,430 attempts while they have given up 2,622 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas -139

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