Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars NHL Picks and Tips 3/15/2019

Friday, March 15, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Friday, March 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -123 and the Stars at +111.

Vegas has a record of 38-27-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 209 goals and surrendered 194 goals for a point differential of +15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-32-0 and an over/under record of 32-34-0. Dallas has a record of 36-28-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 174 goals and given up 172 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 36-33-0 while their over/under mark is 20-41-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 38-32-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 36-33-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 20-41-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/13/19 LW Tomas Nosek Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Dallas
03/03/19 LW William Carrier Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
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

Jon Marchessault has scored 47 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 20 goals this season with 243 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 19 goals on 149 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 34 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,632 shots against him and he's surrendered 143 goals. He's made 1,489 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 63 total points this season for the Stars. He has 27 goals this year with 271 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Alexander Radulov averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 21 goals on 162 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 23 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,196 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 1,115 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 81 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 209 goals while giving up 194 scores, which has them ranked 15th and 24th respectively. They have had 203 power play chances and scored 35 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 198 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.68% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 16th in the league with a total of 77 points this season. They have 35 power play goals on 177 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL. They've given up 208 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Stars are 29th with a total of 174 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.45%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7%, as they've attempted 4,505 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,736 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.5% as they have 3,315 attempts while they have given up 2,773 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 2,115 face-off wins compared to 2,105 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,953 hits and they have blocked 963 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st 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 2,125 face-off wins compared to 1,968 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,562 hits and they have blocked 1,091 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Dallas is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3% as they've attempted 3,716 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,138 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 27th as they have 2,762 attempts while they have given up 3,047 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas +111

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