Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars NHL Parlay 3/7/2019

Thursday, March 7, 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 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +105 and the Stars at -130.

Colorado has a record of 29-26-12 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 219 goals and surrendered 210 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-38-0 and an over/under record of 35-30-0. Dallas has a record of 34-27-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 167 goals and given up 170 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 33-32-0 while their over/under mark is 20-37-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 28-38-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 35-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 33-32-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
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)
03/05/19 RW Alexander Radulov Disciplinary is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
03/05/19 LW Andrew Cogliano Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
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

Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,373 shots against him and he's surrendered 123 goals. He's made 1,250 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Mikko Rantanen has scored 85 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 29 goals this season with 173 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 56 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 34 goals on 290 attempts. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Alexander Radulov has 51 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Ben Bishop has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,130 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 1,049 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 27 goals on 258 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have given up 240 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 28th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.00% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 20th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Avalanche are 19th overall with 70 total points this year. They are 8th in the league with 219 goals and 9th in goals allowed with 210. They've had 242 power play chances and scored 55 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 29th with a total of 167 goals scored while they are 29th with 170 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.47%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th in the league. The Stars have a total of 73 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 34 power play goals on 173 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th overall. They've given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 6th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8%, as they've attempted 3,907 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,939 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 2,910 attempts while they have given up 2,878 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,934 face-off wins compared to 2,071 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,366 hits and they have blocked 1,061 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd 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 2,037 face-off wins compared to 1,900 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,497 hits and they have blocked 1,028 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 3,565 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,937 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 26th as they have 2,649 attempts while they have given up 2,909 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas -130 and over 6 total goals

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