Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/9/2019

Saturday, March 9, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +150 and the Stars at -200.

Chicago has a record of 28-30-9 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 223 goals and surrendered 253 goals for a point differential of -30. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-39-0 and an over/under record of 45-18-0. Dallas has a record of 35-27-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 171 goals and given up 170 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 35-32-0 while their over/under mark is 20-39-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 28-39-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 45-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 35-32-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

03/07/19 GO Cam Ward Knee is out indefinitely
03/07/19 LW Drake Caggiula Concussion 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)
03/07/19 RW Alexander Radulov Disciplinary is questionable Saturday vs Chicago
03/07/19 C Radek Faksa Neck is questionable Saturday vs Chicago
02/26/19 RW Mats Zuccarello Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/21/19 D Marc Methot Lower Body is out for season
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 69 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 29 goals this season with 182 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 40 goals on 281 attempts. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 96 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 8 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 818 shots against him and he's surrendered 84 goals. He's made 734 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 61 total points this season for the Stars. He has 27 goals this year with 261 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Alexander Radulov averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 158 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 22 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,161 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 1,080 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 65 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 223 goals while giving up 253 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 2nd respectively. They have had 206 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 193 power play opportunities and surrendered 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.30% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 16th in the league with a total of 75 points this season. They have 34 power play goals on 174 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Stars are 29th with a total of 171 goals scored while they've given up 170 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.53%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3%, as they've attempted 3,859 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,970 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,850 attempts while they have given up 3,097 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,938 face-off wins compared to 1,974 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Chicago has 1,079 hits and they have blocked 873 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 46.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 2,060 face-off wins compared to 1,923 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,526 hits and they have blocked 1,047 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 3,619 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,000 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 26th as they have 2,690 attempts while they have given up 2,953 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago +150

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