Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks Expert NHL Picks 2/24/2019

Sunday, February 24, 2019

United Center

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The Dallas Stars head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, February 24, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +107 and the Blackhawks at -139.

Dallas has a record of 30-25-5 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 153 goals and surrendered 156 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-30-0 and an over/under record of 18-35-0. Chicago has a record of 26-27-9 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 207 goals and given up 231 for a goal differential of -24. Their record against the spread is 26-36-0 while their over/under mark is 41-18-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

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

The Dallas Stars are 18-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 26-36-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 41-18-0 against the over/under this season

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

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
02/23/19 C Marcus Kruger Foot left last game, is questionable Sunday vs Dallas
02/23/19 LW Brendan Perlini Illness is questionable Sunday vs Dallas
02/23/19 D Carl Dahlstrom Illness is questionable Sunday vs Dallas
02/22/19 D Brent Seabrook Stomach is questionable Sunday vs Dallas
02/07/19 C David Kampf Foot is out 3-4 weeks

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 41 total points this year for the Stars. He has 21 goals this season with 141 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 26 goals on 235 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 996 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 920 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 93 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 39 goals this year with 256 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 28 goals on 169 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year. Cam Ward has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 936 shots against him and he's given up 99 goals. He's made 837 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 65 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 153 goals while giving up 156 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 29th respectively. They have had 156 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the league. The Stars have given up 179 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.46% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 21st in the league with a total of 61 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 187 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 185 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 7th with a total of 207 goals scored while they've given up 231 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.48%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

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 is 48.1% as they have 2,430 attempts while they have given up 2,622 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th 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 1,852 face-off wins compared to 1,722 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,354 hits and they have blocked 925 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,801 face-off wins compared to 1,831 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Chicago has 1,011 hits and they have blocked 810 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Chicago is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 3,540 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,703 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 28th as they have 2,602 attempts while they have given up 2,893 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas +107

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