New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars NHL Parlay 1/2/2019

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The New Jersey Devils head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +148 and the Stars at -200.

New Jersey has a record of 15-16-7 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 113 goals and surrendered 127 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-23-0 and an over/under record of 22-14-0. Dallas has a record of 20-16-4 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 108 goals and given up 106 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 20-20-0 while their over/under mark is 14-22-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 15-23-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 22-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

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

The Dallas Stars are 14-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/21/18 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body IR (12/21)
12/17/18 GO Cory Schneider Abdominal is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

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)

Player Spotlight

Keith Kinkaid has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 825 shots against him and he's surrendered 82 goals. He's made 743 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Kyle Palmieri has scored 34 total points this year for the Devils. He has 19 goals this season with 120 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Taylor Hall averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 11 goals on 113 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 31 total points this season for the Stars. He has 16 goals this year with 97 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Ben Bishop has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 736 shots against him and he's given up 55 goals. He's made 681 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 155 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have given up 125 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this season. That is 2nd in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.02% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 25th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Devils are 24th overall with 37 total points this year. They are 21st in the league with 113 goals and 9th in goals allowed with 127. They've had 123 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 26th with a total of 108 goals scored while they are 28th with 106 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th in the league. The Stars have a total of 44 points this season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have had 21 power play goals on 102 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th overall. They've given up 122 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 2,166 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,196 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 1,716 attempts while they have given up 1,679 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,140 face-off wins compared to 1,255 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 813 hits and they have blocked 517 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,247 face-off wins compared to 1,160 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Dallas has 899 hits and they have blocked 632 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Dallas is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8% as they've attempted 2,121 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,409 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 25th as they have 1,602 attempts while they have given up 1,777 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New Jersey +148 and over 5.5 total goals

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