Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Betting Tips 2/28/2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Staples Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -120 and the Kings at +100.

Dallas has a record of 31-27-5 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 158 goals and given up 166 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-31-0 and an over/under record of 19-36-0. Los Angeles has a record of 23-33-7 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 147 goals and surrendered 197 for a goal differential of -50. Their record against the spread is 23-39-0 while their over/under record is 29-32-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 31-31-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 19-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 23-39-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 29-32-0 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)
02/26/19 LW Jamie Benn Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Los Angeles
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

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

02/16/19 D Alec Martinez Upper Body is out 1-2 weeks

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 19 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,072 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 992 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Alexander Radulov has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 26 goals on 247 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 44 total points this year for the Kings. He has 17 goals this season with 125 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Jonathan Quick has 11 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 969 shots against him and he's surrendered 105 goals. He's made 864 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Dustin Brown averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 125 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.38% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 4th in the league. The Stars have 67 total points this season, ranking 18th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 158 goals while they've given up 166 goals, which is 28th overall. They have had 163 power play opportunities and scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 30th with 147 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 197 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.17%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 23rd place in the league. The Kings have a total of 53 points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 25 power play goals on 173 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks their power play unit 29th. They've allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, which is 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 3,411 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,768 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.7% as they have 2,539 attempts while they have given up 2,786 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.7% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.3% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,950 face-off wins compared to 1,810 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,442 hits and they have blocked 982 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,862 face-off wins compared to 1,849 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,437 hits and they have blocked 902 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Los Angeles is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 3,408 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,689 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 27th as they have 2,522 attempts while they have given up 2,787 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas -120

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