Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues Game 2 Betting Tips and Predictions 4/27/2019

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Saturday in Game 2 of their series. The Blues lead the series 1-0 after winning Game 1 by a score of 3-2. Vladimir Tarasenko scored 2 goals to pace St. Louis while Jordan Binnington made 27 saves. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +240 and the Blues at -290.

Dallas had a record of 43-32-7 this year. They were 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 209 goals and surrendered 200 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 47-42-0 and an over/under record of 26-51-0. St. Louis had a regular season record of 45-28-9. They were 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 244 goals and given up 220 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 50-39-0 while their over/under mark is 36-47-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 47-42-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 26-51-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 50-39-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 36-47-0 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)
04/25/19 D Jamie Oleksiak Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
02/21/19 D Marc Methot Lower Body is out for season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season

Player Spotlight

Esa Lindell has scored 32 total points this year for the Stars. He has 11 goals this season with 132 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 24.3 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 27 goals on 189 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 27 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 1,323 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 1,236 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 68 total points this season for the Blues. He has 33 goals this year with 275 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 28 goals on 234 attempts. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 24 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 807 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 748 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 93 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 209 goals while giving up 200 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 30th respectively. They have had 214 power play chances and scored 45 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Stars have given up 238 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.30% for the year. They allow 32 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 Blues are 12th in the league with a total of 99 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 237 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 232 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Blues are 15th with a total of 244 goals scored while they've given up 220 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.37%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 4,543 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,866 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 3,374 attempts while they have given up 3,575 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.9% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.1% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 2,529 face-off wins compared to 2,346 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,820 hits and they have blocked 1,291 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 2,450 face-off wins compared to 2,317 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,615 hits and they have blocked 1,138 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 4,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,384 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 7th as they have 3,530 attempts while they have given up 3,246 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +240

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