Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild NHL Point Spread Picks 3/14/2019

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +110 and the Wild at -130.

Dallas has a record of 36-28-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 174 goals and given up 172 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-33-0 and an over/under record of 20-40-0. Minnesota has a record of 33-29-8 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 190 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 33-37-0 while their over/under record is 28-36-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 35-33-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 33-37-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 28-36-0 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 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 Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/12/19 C Luke Kunin Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Dallas
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 23 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,196 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 1,115 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Alexander Radulov has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Stars. He has 21 goals this year with 162 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 34 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 10% by scoring 27 goals on 271 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 37 total points this year for the Wild. He has 20 goals this season with 187 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 27 wins and 23 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,617 shots against him and he's surrendered 144 goals. He's made 1,473 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Zach Parise averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 24 goals on 212 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 208 power play opportunities and have given up 36 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 8.45% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 2nd in the league. The Stars have 77 total points this season, ranking 16th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 174 goals while they've given up 172 goals, which is 30th overall. They have had 177 power play opportunities and scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 25th with 190 goals scored while they are 20th in the NHL with 201 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.65%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 18th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 74 points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 41 power play goals on 208 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 16th. They've allowed 212 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3%, as they've attempted 3,716 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,138 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.5% as they have 2,762 attempts while they have given up 3,047 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th 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 2,125 face-off wins compared to 1,968 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,562 hits and they have blocked 1,091 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 2,083 face-off wins compared to 2,100 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,365 hits and they have blocked 1,031 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 3,990 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,932 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.9% ranks 12th as they have 3,006 attempts while they have given up 2,901 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -130

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