Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Betting Tips 2/14/2019

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, February 14, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +155 and the Lightning at -190.

Dallas has a record of 29-22-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 145 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of +5. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-27-0 and an over/under record of 16-34-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 42-11-4 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 223 goals and surrendered 159 for a goal differential of +64. Their record against the spread is 42-15-0 while their over/under record is 30-25-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 29-27-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 16-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 42-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 30-25-0 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)
02/08/19 GO Ben Bishop Upper Body IR (02/08)
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

02/12/19 LW Ondrej Palat Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Dallas

Player Spotlight

Anton Khudobin has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 713 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 661 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Jamie Benn has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Stars. He has 19 goals this year with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.4 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 24 goals on 222 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 88 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 25 goals this season with 156 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 63 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 23 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,116 shots against him and he's surrendered 84 goals. He's made 1,032 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 33 goals on 142 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 72 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 167 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.64% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 2nd in the league. The Stars have 63 total points this season, ranking 16th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 145 goals while they've given up 140 goals, which is 30th overall. They have had 146 power play opportunities and scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with 223 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 159 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.05%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 5th place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 88 points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 55 power play goals on 186 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8%, as they've attempted 3,027 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,300 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 2,259 attempts while they have given up 2,434 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th 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 1,726 face-off wins compared to 1,608 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,259 hits and they have blocked 866 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,747 face-off wins compared to 1,694 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,449 hits and they have blocked 792 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 3,335 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,257 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 12th as they have 2,537 attempts while they have given up 2,465 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +155

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