Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars NHL Point Spread Picks 3/17/2019

Sunday, March 17, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Sunday, March 17, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +190 and the Stars at -265.

Vancouver has a record of 29-32-10 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 190 goals and given up 216 goals for a point differential of -26. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-42-0 and an over/under record of 29-38-0. Dallas has a record of 37-29-5 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 179 goals and surrendered 175 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 37-34-0 while their over/under record is 20-42-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 29-42-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 29-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 37-34-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/15/19 D Ben Hutton Foot is questionable Sunday vs Dallas
03/15/19 C Ryan Spooner Undisclosed is questionable Sunday vs Dallas
03/14/19 LW Antoine Roussel Knee is out for season
02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/05/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness IR (02/05)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
03/15/19 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Vancouver
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

Jacob Markstrom has 25 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,697 shots against him and he's given up 147 goals. He's made 1,550 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Bo Horvat has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 24 goals this year with 204 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Brock Boeser averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 23 goals on 175 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 65 total points this year for the Stars. He has 27 goals this season with 278 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Ben Bishop has 24 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 1,203 shots against him and he's surrendered 81 goals. He's made 1,122 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Alexander Radulov averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 22 goals on 173 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have allowed 224 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 14th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.04% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Canucks have 68 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 190 goals while they've given up 216 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 226 power play opportunities and scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 29th with 179 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 175 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.40%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 2nd place in the league. The Stars have a total of 79 points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 35 power play goals on 183 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 16th. They've allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7%, as they've attempted 3,920 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,137 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 2,936 attempts while they have given up 3,076 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,077 face-off wins compared to 2,148 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,558 hits and they have blocked 1,061 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 2,180 face-off wins compared to 2,023 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,607 hits and they have blocked 1,123 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Dallas is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 3,838 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,246 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 26th as they have 2,853 attempts while they have given up 3,123 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas -265

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