Dallas Stars (5-1-0 SU, 4-2 PL, 4-2-0 OU) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-0 SU, 1-5 PL, 0-4-2 OU)
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 22, 2015
Where: Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Lines: Pittsburgh -135
Total: 5.5
The Dallas Stars come in off a hard fought 2-1 road win over Philadelphia, which was their 4th win in a row. The Pittsburgh Penguins are also on a roll as they have won three in a row thanks to the 3-2 home victory over Florida on Tuesday night in OT. Last year Dallas won both games played between these teams.
Dallas Is Having A Fun Road Trip
Last year Dallas was a much better team on the road than at home and so far this year they are 3-1 on the road to start the year and they have won all three games of this road trip so far. After starting the trip with wins at Tampa Bay and Florida, Dallas then invaded Philadelphia and never trailed in the 2-1 win. The Flyers did get 35 shots in the game, but Antti Niemi was up to the task by stopping 34 of the shots.
Jamie Benn not only leads the team in scoring with six goals, but also the league and he had one of the two goals in the win. The other was scored by Tyler Seguin, who now has four goals on the year. For the season Dallas is 2nd in the league in scoring (3.5 gpg) and 4th in power play (30%), while on defense they are 12 (2.3 gpg) and 7th in penalty kill (86.7%).
Pittsburgh Is Winning Despite Its Offense
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been struggling to score during the early part of their season and it really cost them out the gate as they lost their first three games. They scored a total of three goals in those loses. Now they have won three in a row, but still the offense hasn’t looked good as they have scored just seven total goals in the three wins. So far the Pens have yet to put up more than three goals in a game.
Marc-Andre Fleury has been stellar in goal for the Pens n the three wins, allowing a total of three goals in that span. He has started all six games for Pittsburgh so far and has a very solid 1.85 GAA in his starts. This team may just be unbeatable if they get that offense going. Fleury is 6-4 with a 2.28 GAA in his career vs the Stars. The Penguins are 2nd in the league in shots per game, but 27th in scoring (1.7 gpg).
Trends
Dallas is:
- 1-6 their last 7 at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is:
- Home team is 4-1 the last in the series
- 6-1 in their last seven at home vs Dallas
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