Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Betting Tips 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +105 and the Hurricanes at -130.

Dallas has a record of 29-23-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 145 goals and given up 146 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-28-0 and an over/under record of 16-34-0. Carolina has a record of 29-22-6 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 164 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 29-28-0 while their over/under record is 23-33-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 29-28-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 16-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 29-28-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 23-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19); is out for season
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
02/14/19 LW Blake Comeau Upper Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Tampa Bay
02/14/19 D John Klingberg Lower Body injured last game, is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
02/08/19 GO Ben Bishop Upper Body IR (02/08)
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Anton Khudobin has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 734 shots against him and he's given up 57 goals. He's made 677 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this year with 224 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 131 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has scored 51 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 17 goals this season with 122 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 710 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 637 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Sebastian Aho averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 170 shots. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.47% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 2nd in the league. The Stars have 63 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 145 goals while they've given up 146 goals, which is 30th overall. They have had 148 power play opportunities and scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 19th with 167 goals scored while they are 24th in the NHL with 164 goals allowed this year. They average 36 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.25%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 24th place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 64 points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 32 power play goals on 190 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 23rd. They've allowed 178 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 3,082 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,347 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.3% as they have 2,305 attempts while they have given up 2,470 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,760 face-off wins compared to 1,632 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,286 hits and they have blocked 877 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,688 face-off wins compared to 1,777 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,463 hits and they have blocked 721 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7% as they've attempted 3,769 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,997 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.5% ranks 1st as they have 2,836 attempts while they have given up 2,276 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +105

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