New York Rangers at Dallas Stars NHL Betting Tips 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The New York Rangers head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +145 and the Stars at -180.

New York has a record of 27-27-11 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 184 goals and surrendered 215 goals for a point differential of -31. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-37-0 and an over/under record of 34-28-0. Dallas has a record of 33-27-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 166 goals and given up 170 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 33-32-0 while their over/under mark is 20-37-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 27-37-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 34-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 33-32-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
03/03/19 LW Andrew Cogliano Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs NY Rangers
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

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has scored 48 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 26 goals this season with 172 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Mika Zibanejad averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 27 goals on 192 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 17 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,425 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,293 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Alexander Radulov has 51 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 27 goals on 255 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 20 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,102 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 1,021 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 65 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 184 goals while giving up 215 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 7th respectively. They have had 186 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the league. The Rangers have given up 208 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.74% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 18th in the league with a total of 71 points this season. They have 34 power play goals on 168 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Stars are 29th with a total of 166 goals scored while they've given up 170 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.56%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.2%, as they've attempted 3,394 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,953 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.2% as they have 2,564 attempts while they have given up 2,981 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,756 face-off wins compared to 1,942 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,705 hits and they have blocked 972 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.3% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 2,013 face-off wins compared to 1,872 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,486 hits and they have blocked 1,010 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 3,509 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,882 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 26th as they have 2,610 attempts while they have given up 2,872 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -180

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