Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/10/2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Wells Fargo Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -130 and the Flyers at +110.

Dallas has a record of 23-17-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-21-0 and an over/under record of 15-23-0. Philadelphia is 15-22-6 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 119 goals and surrendered 156 for a goal differential of -37. Their record against the spread is 15-27-0 while their over/under record is 22-20-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 22-21-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-27-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 22-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Jason Dickinson Back is out indefinitely
12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/17/18 GO Anthony Stolarz Lower Body is OUT 2-4 weeks
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
01/08/19 D Andrew MacDonald Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Dallas
01/08/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Dallas

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 102 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18.3 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 17 goals on 171 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 826 shots against him and he's given up 64 goals. He's made 762 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 47 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 14 goals this season with 133 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 109 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Carter Hart has 2 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 187 shots against him and he's surrendered 17 goals. He's made 170 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 50 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 119 while they've given up 117 goals, ranking them 28th overall. They have had 113 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 134 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.03% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 30th in the NHL with a total of 36 points this year. They have 17 power play goals on 128 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks them 29th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 137 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Flyers are 23rd in the league with 119 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8%, as they've attempted 2,325 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,645 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.2% as they have 1,748 attempts while they have given up 1,954 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,366 face-off wins compared to 1,252 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 983 hits and they have blocked 691 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,419 face-off wins compared to 1,079 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.8%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 963 hits and they have blocked 611 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Philadelphia is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1% as they've attempted 2,555 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,352 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 7th as they have 1,907 attempts while they have given up 1,741 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas -130

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