Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars NHL Betting Tips 3/21/2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at -105 and the Stars at -115.

Colorado has a record of 32-29-12 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 231 goals and surrendered 223 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-41-0 and an over/under record of 37-34-0. Dallas has a record of 38-29-6 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 185 goals and given up 179 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 37-35-0 while their over/under mark is 20-43-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-41-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 37-35-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-43-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/19 LW Gabriel Landeskog Upper Body IR (03/08)
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower 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)
02/26/19 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

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 91 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 37 goals this season with 322 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 31 goals on 193 attempts. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,438 shots against him and he's surrendered 130 goals. He's made 1,308 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 69 total points this season for the Stars. He has 27 goals this year with 291 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 42 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Alexander Radulov averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 24 goals on 182 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 25 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,225 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 1,142 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 76 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 231 goals while giving up 223 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 14th respectively. They have had 259 power play chances and scored 57 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 252 power play opportunities and surrendered 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.55% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 16th in the league with a total of 82 points this season. They have 36 power play goals on 188 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 216 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Stars are 29th with a total of 185 goals scored while they've given up 179 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.36%. 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

Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 4,298 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,265 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 3,202 attempts while they have given up 3,121 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 2,106 face-off wins compared to 2,236 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,513 hits and they have blocked 1,144 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th 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 2,252 face-off wins compared to 2,091 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,650 hits and they have blocked 1,157 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Dallas is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9% as they've attempted 3,995 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,350 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 23rd as they have 2,970 attempts while they have given up 3,193 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -115

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