St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 1/12/2019

Saturday, January 12, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, January 12, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +131 and the Stars at -145.

St. Louis has a record of 18-20-4 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 118 goals and given up 133 goals for a point differential of -15. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-24-0 and an over/under record of 19-20-0. Dallas has a record of 23-18-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 120 goals and surrendered 119 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 23-21-0 while their over/under record is 15-24-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 17-24-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 19-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 23-21-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/11/19 C Robert Thomas Upper Body left last game, is questionable Saturday vs Dallas
01/10/19 C Tyler Bozak Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Dallas
01/10/19 D Vince Dunn Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Dallas
01/08/19 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body IR (01/08)

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

Jordan Binnington has 2 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 79 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 74 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Blues. He has 12 goals this year with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 110 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 33 total points this year for the Stars. He has 18 goals this season with 106 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 826 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 762 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 17 goals on 174 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 141 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.13% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Blues have 40 total points this season, ranking 25th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 118 goals while they've given up 133 goals, which is 15th overall. They have had 131 power play opportunities and scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 25th with 120 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 119 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.85%. 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 50 points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 25 power play goals on 115 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 11th. They've allowed 136 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 2,336 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,312 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 1,753 attempts while they have given up 1,695 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,312 face-off wins compared to 1,212 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 836 hits and they have blocked 617 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th 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 1,397 face-off wins compared to 1,280 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,004 hits and they have blocked 707 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've attempted 2,392 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,696 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 26th as they have 1,797 attempts while they have given up 1,989 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas -145

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