Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars NHL Point Spread Picks 1/15/2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -150 and the Stars at +136.

Tampa Bay has a record of 35-9-2 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 189 goals and given up 133 goals for a point differential of +56. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-11-0 and an over/under record of 26-18-0. Dallas has a record of 23-19-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 122 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 23-23-0 while their over/under record is 15-26-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 35-11-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 26-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

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

The Dallas Stars are 15-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

01/14/19 D Victor Hedman Upper Body left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Dallas

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

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 18 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 824 shots against him and he's given up 64 goals. He's made 760 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brayden Point has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 29 goals this year with 122 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 22 goals on 128 shots. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 43 total points this year for the Stars. He has 17 goals this season with 177 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 854 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 787 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 17% by scoring 18 goals on 107 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 147 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.40% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 10th in the league. The Lightning have 72 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 189 goals while they've given up 133 goals, which is 17th overall. They have had 154 power play opportunities and scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 28th with 121 goals scored while they are 29th in the NHL with 122 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.78%. 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 116 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 11th. They've allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 2,734 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,617 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 2,087 attempts while they have given up 1,980 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,404 face-off wins compared to 1,377 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,104 hits and they have blocked 637 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th 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 1,425 face-off wins compared to 1,309 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,030 hits and they have blocked 720 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Dallas is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've attempted 2,431 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,742 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 26th as they have 1,823 attempts while they have given up 2,022 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas +136

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