Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks 3/2/2019

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +135 and the Blues at -170.

Dallas has a record of 32-27-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 162 goals and given up 169 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-32-0 and an over/under record of 19-37-0. St. Louis is 34-23-6 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 183 goals and surrendered 171 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 34-29-0 while their over/under record is 25-35-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 31-32-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 19-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 34-29-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 25-35-0 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)
02/28/19 LW Jamie Benn Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
02/28/19 LW Andrew Cogliano Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
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 St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
02/28/19 LW Alexander Steen Illness is questionable Friday vs Carolina
02/28/19 C Brayden Schenn Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Carolina
02/28/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Carolina
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)

Player Spotlight

Alexander Radulov has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 27 goals on 253 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 19 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,072 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 992 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 54 total points this year for the Blues. He has 27 goals this season with 224 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 175 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Jordan Binnington has 15 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 488 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 457 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 69 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 29th in the league in goals scored with 162 while they've given up 169 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 167 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 193 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. 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%. That puts them 4th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 14th in the NHL with a total of 74 points this year. They have 36 power play goals on 187 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 191 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Blues are 20th in the league with 183 goals scored while they've given up 171 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.12%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 3,469 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,830 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.7% as they have 2,583 attempts while they have given up 2,833 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.8% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,981 face-off wins compared to 1,846 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,462 hits and they have blocked 997 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 1,930 face-off wins compared to 1,792 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,231 hits and they have blocked 899 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 3,579 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,407 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 9th as they have 2,705 attempts while they have given up 2,508 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +135

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