Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators NHL Game Picks 2/2/2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, February 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +170 and the Predators at -230.

Dallas has a record of 25-21-4 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 127 goals and surrendered 128 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-25-0 and an over/under record of 15-29-0. Nashville has a record of 30-18-4 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 161 goals and given up 135 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 30-22-0 while their over/under mark is 24-25-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 25-25-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 30-22-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 24-25-0 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)
01/31/19 C Jason Dickinson Lower Body is downgraded to out Friday vs Minnesota
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed IR (12/27)
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 C Kyle Turris Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 45 total points this year for the Stars. He has 18 goals this season with 198 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 19 goals on 122 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 17 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 932 shots against him and he's surrendered 71 goals. He's made 861 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mattias Ekholm has 37 total points this season for the Predators. He has 6 goals this year with 88 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 23.1 minutes played per contest. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 8 goals on 185 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 18 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 977 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 894 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 54 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 127 goals while giving up 128 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 30th respectively. They have had 132 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the league. The Stars have given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.42% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 5th in the league with a total of 64 points this season. They have 23 power play goals on 175 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 159 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Predators are 10th with a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 135 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.55%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 2,699 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,958 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 2,020 attempts while they have given up 2,177 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.3% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,536 face-off wins compared to 1,428 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,129 hits and they have blocked 781 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 1,646 face-off wins compared to 1,553 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 948 hits and they have blocked 696 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 3,103 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,794 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 4th as they have 2,329 attempts while they have given up 2,098 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +170

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