Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators NHL Game Picks 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +130 and the Predators at -160.

Dallas has a record of 28-21-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 138 goals and surrendered 134 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-25-0 and an over/under record of 16-31-0. Nashville has a record of 32-19-4 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 171 goals and given up 141 for a goal differential of +30. Their record against the spread is 31-23-0 while their over/under mark is 24-27-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 28-25-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 16-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 31-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 24-27-0 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 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

Jamie Benn has scored 37 total points this year for the Stars. He has 19 goals this season with 127 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 22 goals on 211 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 50 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

Roman Josi has 41 total points this season for the Predators. He has 10 goals this year with 189 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 25.1 minutes played per contest. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 6 goals on 94 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,029 shots against him and he's given up 88 goals. He's made 941 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 60 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 138 goals while giving up 134 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 30th respectively. They have had 139 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the league. The Stars have given up 159 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.65% 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 68 points this season. They have 24 power play goals on 186 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 170 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Predators are 10th with a total of 171 goals scored while they've given up 141 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.52%. 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 2,860 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,142 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,132 attempts while they have given up 2,315 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,641 face-off wins compared to 1,521 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,190 hits and they have blocked 827 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 1,747 face-off wins compared to 1,637 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 993 hits and they have blocked 735 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 3,312 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,939 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53% ranks 4th as they have 2,488 attempts while they have given up 2,204 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +130

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