Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Dallas Stars head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +100 and the Blues at -120.

Dallas has a record of 22-17-4 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 116 goals and surrendered 116 goals for a point differential of 0. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-20-0 and an over/under record of 15-23-0. St. Louis has a record of 16-19-4 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 110 goals and given up 129 for a goal differential of -19. Their record against the spread is 16-23-0 while their over/under mark is 19-18-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 22-20-0 straight up this year

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

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 16-23-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 19-18-0 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)
01/05/19 LW Jamie Benn Upper Body is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Winnipeg

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/05/19 D Joel Edmundson Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia
01/05/19 LW Pat Maroon Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 32 total points this year for the Stars. He has 17 goals this season with 101 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.3 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 9% by tallying 15 goals on 169 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 799 shots against him and he's surrendered 63 goals. He's made 736 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 23 total points this season for the Blues. He has 11 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 104 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Jake Allen has 14 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 891 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 800 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 48 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 116 goals while giving up 116 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 26th respectively. They have had 111 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the league. The Stars have given up 132 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.92% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 30th in the league with a total of 36 points this season. They have 24 power play goals on 122 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL. They've given up 132 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Blues are 27th with a total of 110 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47%, as they've attempted 2,288 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,581 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 1,721 attempts while they have given up 1,913 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.4% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,336 face-off wins compared to 1,232 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 966 hits and they have blocked 668 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 1,230 face-off wins compared to 1,126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 779 hits and they have blocked 575 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. St. Louis is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 2,164 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,164 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 1,622 attempts while they have given up 1,589 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis -120

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