Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Game Picks 2/26/2019

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +138 and the Golden Knights at -182.

Dallas has a record of 31-26-5 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 157 goals and surrendered 162 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-31-0 and an over/under record of 18-36-0. Vegas has a record of 32-26-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 183 goals and given up 179 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 32-31-0 while their over/under mark is 29-30-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 30-31-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 18-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-31-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 29-30-0 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)
02/25/19 LW Jamie Benn Upper Body injured last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Vegas
02/25/19 RW Mats Zuccarello Upper Body injured last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Vegas
02/21/19 D Marc Methot Lower Body is out for season
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
02/24/19 LW William Carrier None is questionable Tuesday vs Dallas
02/14/19 C Ryan Carpenter Upper Body IR (02/14)

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 41 total points this year for the Stars. He has 21 goals this season with 142 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 26 goals on 243 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 1,026 shots against him and he's surrendered 78 goals. He's made 948 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has 39 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 18 goals this year with 129 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 20 goals on 228 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,490 shots against him and he's given up 139 goals. He's made 1,351 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 67 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 157 goals while giving up 162 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 29th respectively. They have had 161 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the league. The Stars have given up 187 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.44% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 15th in the league with a total of 69 points this season. They have 32 power play goals on 187 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 185 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 16th with a total of 183 goals scored while they've given up 179 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.58%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8%, as they've attempted 3,360 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,673 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,506 attempts while they have given up 2,721 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,917 face-off wins compared to 1,777 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,402 hits and they have blocked 952 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,892 face-off wins compared to 1,899 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,758 hits and they have blocked 876 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3% as they've attempted 4,003 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,374 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 3rd as they have 2,941 attempts while they have given up 2,498 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +138

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