Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 1/6/2019

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Dallas Stars head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, January 6, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +145 and the Jets at -180.

Dallas has a record of 22-16-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 115 goals and surrendered 111 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 21-20-0 and an over/under record of 15-22-0. Winnipeg has a record of 25-13-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 134 goals and given up 115 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 25-14-0 while their over/under mark is 19-16-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 21-20-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 25-14-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 19-16-0 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)
01/04/19 LW Jamie Benn Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Undisclosed is out indefinitely
12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)
01/04/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body left last game, is questionable Sunday vs Dallas

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 38 total points this year for the Stars. He has 15 goals this season with 167 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 17 goals on 101 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 770 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 711 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 49 total points this season for the Jets. He has 22 goals this year with 99 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 22.7 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 6 goals on 108 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 17 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 947 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 860 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 48 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 115 goals while giving up 111 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 28th respectively. They have had 108 power play chances and scored 23 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Stars have given up 129 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 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 9.03% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 7th in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 34 power play goals on 122 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 116 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Jets are 8th with a total of 134 goals scored while they've given up 115 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.27%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47%, as they've attempted 2,238 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,526 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 1,683 attempts while they have given up 1,869 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 1,311 face-off wins compared to 1,207 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 948 hits and they have blocked 657 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,259 face-off wins compared to 1,198 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 827 hits and they have blocked 566 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Winnipeg is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 2,369 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,320 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 14th as they have 1,779 attempts while they have given up 1,754 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +145

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