Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars NHL Point Spread Picks 2/19/2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -110 and the Stars at -110.

Nashville has a record of 34-22-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 186 goals and given up 160 goals for a point differential of +26. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-27-0 and an over/under record of 27-31-0. Dallas has a record of 29-24-5 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 145 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 29-29-0 while their over/under record is 16-35-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 34-27-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 27-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

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

The Dallas Stars are 16-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

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)
02/17/19 GO Ben Bishop Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
02/17/19 LW Blake Comeau Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 20 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,124 shots against him and he's given up 95 goals. He's made 1,029 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mattias Ekholm has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Predators. He has 7 goals this year with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 23.2 minutes played per game. Roman Josi averages 25.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 11 goals on 207 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 54 total points this year for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 228 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Anton Khudobin has 10 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 761 shots against him and he's surrendered 60 goals. He's made 701 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jamie Benn averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 19 goals on 132 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have allowed 188 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 12th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.31% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 7th in the league. The Predators have 73 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 9th in the league with 186 goals while they've given up 160 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 204 power play opportunities and scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 29th with 145 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 149 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.31%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Stars have a total of 63 points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 30 power play goals on 150 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 16th. They've allowed 173 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8%, as they've attempted 3,671 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,279 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.6% as they have 2,754 attempts while they have given up 2,482 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,932 face-off wins compared to 1,839 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,107 hits and they have blocked 797 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 1,796 face-off wins compared to 1,651 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,299 hits and they have blocked 885 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Dallas is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2% as they've attempted 3,155 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,397 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.4% ranks 23rd as they have 2,353 attempts while they have given up 2,512 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas -110

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