Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks NHL Betting Tips 3/30/2019

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at -155 and the Canucks at +125.

Dallas has a record of 41-31-6 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 197 goals and surrendered 190 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 39-37-0 and an over/under record of 22-45-0. Vancouver has a record of 33-35-10 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 209 goals and given up 239 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 32-45-0 while their over/under mark is 31-42-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 39-37-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 22-45-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 32-45-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 31-42-0 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)
03/28/19 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body left last game, is questionable Thursday vs Edmonton
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 Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/26/19 C Tyler Motte Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 LW Antoine Roussel Knee is out for season
02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Alexander Radulov has scored 65 total points this year for the Stars. He has 26 goals this season with 196 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 19.9 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 10% by tallying 31 goals on 317 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 26 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 1,299 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 1,212 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has 54 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 26 goals this year with 195 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 27 goals on 221 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 27 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,823 shots against him and he's given up 161 goals. He's made 1,662 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 88 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 197 goals while giving up 190 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 30th respectively. They have had 201 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the league. The Stars have given up 225 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.31% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 24th in the league with a total of 76 points this season. They have 39 power play goals on 240 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 242 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 22nd with a total of 209 goals scored while they've given up 239 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.00%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48%, as they've attempted 4,292 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,648 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 3,176 attempts while they have given up 3,415 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46.5% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 2,401 face-off wins compared to 2,235 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,759 hits and they have blocked 1,233 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 2,296 face-off wins compared to 2,332 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,737 hits and they have blocked 1,170 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Vancouver is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 4,321 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,562 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 20th as they have 3,236 attempts while they have given up 3,392 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver +125

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