Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 1/13/2018

Saturday, January 13, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +175 and the Stars at -195.

Colorado has a record of 22-16-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 7-9-2-1. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have tallied 135 goals and surrendered 124 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-19-0 and an over/under record of 24-16-0. Dallas has a record of 24-16-3 including 16-5-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 132 goals and have given up 118 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 24-19-0 while their over/under mark is 25-17-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-19-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 24-19-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 25-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/27/17 D Tyson Barrie Hand IR (12/23)
12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
11/19/17 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm IR (11/16)
01/06/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Leg is "?" Saturday vs Dallas
01/03/18 GO Semyon Varlamov Muscle Pull is out indefinitely
01/01/18 LW J.T. Compher Upper Body IR (01/02)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

01/12/18 D Marc Methot Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Colorado

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 41 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 15 goals this season with 97 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 18 goals on 136 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Jonathan Bernier has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 503 shots against him and he's surrendered 46 goals. He's made 457 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 39 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 21 goals on 176 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 19 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 981 shots against him and he's given up 81 goals. He's made 900 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 47 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 135 goals while giving up 124 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 15th respectively. They have had 165 power play chances and scored 35 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 7th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.88% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 12th in the league with a total of 51 points this season. They have 26 power play goals on 129 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Stars are 10th with a total of 132 goals scored while they've given up 118 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.73%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've tried 2,264 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,463 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 25th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 1,682 shots while they've given up 1,815 attempts on defense. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the year. That puts them 22nd and 8th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,136 face-off wins as opposed to 1,379 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.2%. That is 31st overall in the NHL. On defense Colorado has 738 hits and they've blocked 648 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the year. That ranks them 26th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,440 face-off wins as opposed to 1,295 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Dallas has 893 hits and they've blocked 623 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. Dallas is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've tried 2,530 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,374 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 51.4%, as they have 1,849 shots while they've given up 1,751 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado +175

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