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NHL : ATS Matchup
Saturday 1/21/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON
 
DALLAS
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WASHINGTON (30-9-0-6, 66 pts.) at DALLAS (19-20-0-8, 46 pts.)
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Saturday, 1/21/2017 8:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: WASHINGTON - PHILIPP GRUBAUER, DALLAS - KARI LEHTONEN
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
63WASHINGTON-150Ov 5.5,-120-140Ov 5.5,-105
64DALLAS+130Un 5.5,+100+120Un 5.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games30-15-0+7.230-15+7.220-173.230.02.227.9
Team Stats (Road Games)12-9-0+0.512-9+0.511-53.230.12.730.5
Last 5 Games4-1-0+34-1+34-16.026.42.628.4
WASHINGTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)4514545395566134810.8%1362619.1%250
Team Stats (Road Games)21682120252463310.7%551120.0%116
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)530810120113222.7%12541.7%54
Stats Against (All Games) 971737376712577.7%1582213.9%160
Stats Against (Road Games) 56102318546418.7%751114.7%96
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 13075101429.2%14321.4%26
WASHINGTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (All Games)11927325392.7%27-2+4.27-2-0+54-4
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Road Games)7618116490.6%04-2+1.24-2-0+24-1
PHILIPP GRUBAUER(vs. Non-Conference)22434195.3%12-0+22-0-0+21-1
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Last 4 Games)42756890.7%12-0+22-0-0+21-1
BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games)363698191192.9%523-13+323-13-0+416-13
BRADEN HOLTBY (Road Games)151545942492.4%08-7-0.88-7-007-4
BRADEN HOLTBY(vs. Non-Conference)101026924992.6%28-2+58-2-0+54-4
BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games)441079790.7%13-1+23-1-0+24-0

DALLAS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games19-28-0-11.619-28-11.622-252.729.93.130.3
Team Stats (Home Games)12-11-0-2.912-11-2.910-132.929.82.530.9
Last 5 Games2-3-0-12-3-13-23.429.04.033.8
DALLAS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)471263747402914049.0%1582717.1%220
Team Stats (Home Games)2366182521256869.6%831315.7%115
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5176920114511.7%9222.2%27
Stats Against (All Games) 14743415588142610.3%1614024.8%243
Stats Against (Home Games) 58221418427118.2%731216.4%93
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 2010370216911.8%21419.0%28
DALLAS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
KARI LEHTONEN (All Games)302675367990.2%210-16-7.210-16-0-613-13
KARI LEHTONEN (Home Games)11929326891.5%04-5-3.24-5-0-35-4
KARI LEHTONEN(vs. Non-Conference)8619117591.6%10-6-7.40-6-0-72-4
KARI LEHTONEN (Last 4 Games)421039693.2%10-2-2.30-2-0-20-2
ANTTI NIEMI (All Games)262166560090.2%19-12-4.49-12-0-49-12
ANTTI NIEMI (Home Games)161441638592.5%08-6+0.48-6-005-9
ANTTI NIEMI(vs. Non-Conference)8824221990.5%03-5-2.83-5-0-33-5
ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games)441028987.3%12-2+0.42-2-0+13-1
Average power rating of opponents played: WASHINGTON 3.17,  DALLAS 2.95
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
12/27/2016at NY ISLANDERS3-4L0, -145L5.5 unO
12/29/2016NEW JERSEY1-2L0, -260L5 unU
12/31/2016at NEW JERSEY6-2W0, -170W5 unO
1/1/2017OTTAWA2-1W0, -180W5 ovU
1/3/2017TORONTO6-5W0, -155W5 ovO
1/5/2017COLUMBUS5-0W0, -140W5 ovP
1/7/2017at OTTAWA1-0W0, -150W5 ovU
1/9/2017at MONTREAL4-1W0, -105W4.5 ovO
1/11/2017PITTSBURGH5-2W0, -125W5.5 unO
1/13/2017CHICAGO6-0W0, -170W5 unO
1/15/2017PHILADELPHIA5-0W0, -260W5.5 unU
1/16/2017at PITTSBURGH7-8L0, +115L5.5 unO
1/19/2017at ST LOUIS7-3W0, -140W5 evO
1/21/2017at DALLAS 
1/23/2017CAROLINA 
1/24/2017at OTTAWA 
1/26/2017at NEW JERSEY 
1/31/2017at NY ISLANDERS 
2/1/2017BOSTON 

DALLAS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
12/27/2016at ARIZONA3-2W0, -135W5.5 unU
12/29/2016COLORADO4-2W0, -205W5.5 unO
12/31/2016FLORIDA1-3L0, -170L5.5 unU
1/4/2017MONTREAL3-4L0, -125L5.5 unO
1/7/2017at ST LOUIS3-4L0, +130L5.5 unO
1/9/2017at LOS ANGELES6-4W0, +140W5 ovO
1/10/2017at ANAHEIM0-2L0, +135L5.5 unU
1/12/2017DETROIT5-2W0, -165W5.5 unO
1/14/2017MINNESOTA4-5L0, -120L5.5 ovO
1/16/2017at BUFFALO1-4L0, -120L5.5 unU
1/17/2017at NY RANGERS7-6W0, +155W6 evO
1/19/2017at NY ISLANDERS0-3L0, -110L5.5 ovU
1/21/2017WASHINGTON 
1/24/2017MINNESOTA 
1/26/2017BUFFALO 
1/31/2017TORONTO 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 56-18-8, 120 points. Won Metropolitan Division. Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins in second round.
COACH: Barry Trotz (third season, 18th NHL season).
ADDED: C Lars Eller, F Brett Connolly.
LOST: LW Jason Chimera, C Mike Richards, D Mike Weber.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin. The league's leading goal scorer over the past four seasons had 50 last year and at 31 is still counted on to be the Capitals' biggest producer. He has All-Star centers Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov to play with, and should continue his career-long streak of scoring 30-plus goals.
OUTLOOK: Running back almost an identical lineup from last season when they won the Presidents' Trophy with the most points in the regular season, the Capitals shouldn't be far off that pace again. Players know after not making it past the second round that they'll be judged on April and May performance ' and perhaps June when the Stanley Cup is decided.
DALLAS: LAST SEASON: 50-23-9, 109 points. First in Western Conference and Central Division. Lost to St. Louis in West semifinals.
COACH: Lindy Ruff (fourth season, 19th NHL season).
ADDED: D Dan Hamhuis, W Jiri Hudler.
LOST: D Alex Goligoski, D Jason Demers, C Vernon Fiddler, W Valeri Nichushkin, F Colton Sceviour.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Tyler Seguin has been out in preseason with hairline fracture in his heel after missing all but one playoff game last season because of a cut Achilles tendon. He is expected to be ready for the season opener on Oct. 13. Healthy Seguin gives Dallas one of the best scoring tandems in the NHL along with fellow All-Star forward Jamie Benn.
OUTLOOK: If several young defensemen are consistent enough, including budding stars John Klingberg and Stephen Johns, the Stars have the pieces to make a run at their first Stanley Cup title since 1999. Dallas also will have to find a way to make a two-goalie system work with Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi. It was effective at times last season but ultimately failed when Lehtonen gave up five goals in the first two periods of a Game 7 loss to the Blues.
PREVIEW
Capitals Seek First Win in Dallas Since 2008

DALLAS -- The Washington Capitals haven't defeated the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in some time, so long that Capitals coach Barry Trotz has no idea exactly when his team last won there.

"I don't know the last time we've ever won in Dallas, but everybody tells me it's like never, so we'll go into Dallas and see if we can put a good game together against Dallas, who's had our number," Trotz said after Washington defeated St. Louis 7-3 at Scottrade Center on Thursday.

Washington (30-9-6) lost its last four trips to Dallas, but all four defeats, including a 4-3 loss in 2016, have been by a single goal.

The Capitals, who are 12-4-5 on the road and 9-0-1 over their past 10 contests, scored five or more goals in five consecutive games, including back-to-back seven-goal performances.

Washington currently leads the NHL with a plus-48 goal differential thanks to ranking third with 145 goals for while conceding a league-low 97 goals.

One key during their run of good form has been scoring first, something Washington has done in its past nine games. The Capitals lead the league with a 25-3-4 record when scoring first.

"It's hard to score in this league, but it's a lot easier and it's a lot less draining when you score first,' Trotz said in St. Louis. "You're not chasing the game. There's a lot more demand on every detail when you're chasing the game because you give up another one, it's a bigger hole. We've been much better this year in the starts. We've been able to managing it and we've been able to get some good goaltending."

Washington, who is 10-2-0 this season against the Western Conference, did not practice Friday.

Dallas (19-20-8), on the other hand, is mired in the middle of the pack in the Central Division and in the West.

The Stars, who are 12-7-4 at home, lost 3-0 at the New York Islanders on Thursday to finish their three-game road trip through the Empire State at 1-2-0.

In that loss to the Islanders, Dallas lost veteran defenseman Johnny Oduya to a lower-body injury. On Friday morning, the Stars placed Oduya on injured reserve for a second time this season and recalled rookie Julius Honka, the 14th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, from Texas of the American Hockey League.

Honka, 21, has 21 points (16 assists) in 30 AHL games this season. He made his NHL debut on November 21 against Minnesota and appeared in eight games for the Stars before returning to the minors.

But Stars coach Lindy Ruff said after practice on Friday that he has no immediate plans to force Honka into his current defensive rotation.

"Right now, we'll go with the six that have been playing. We got to give them a fair chance to get the job done," Ruff said. "We know what Julius can do. I guess he's played good in Texas. I think there's still work to do with his game. We're working through some young D here already, so I'd like to put a little confidence in the group that we have but knowing that if we're going to need a puck mover, we can put one in."

As their recent road trip illustrated, Dallas has struggled against the East, with a 3-8-3 record.

Capitals veteran forward Justin Williams, who who is tied for second on the team with 16 goals behind only Alex Ovechkin, would like to extend that run of misery against the East for the Stars, a team he knows quite well after playing against them in the Pacific Division and the West for several years with the Los Angeles Kings.

This game will also end this season's dad's trip, where fathers of the players are invited to hitch a ride with the team, and Williams for one would like to end it with two points in Dallas.

"I'm 35-years-old and I still want to impress my dad," Williams said. "It's fun having him here. You just enjoy the time together."

Following Thursday's loss, Ruff lamented what he saw as the Stars' lack of compete in that 3-0 defeat.

So naturally, that subject was heavily addressed during practice on early Friday afternoon.

"When we lose a battle to give up a 3-on-1 and then a breakaway, that's not good hockey. At that time of the game, you got to get on the right side of the puck, you got to win your battle, you got to be more determined to make sure that battle is ours," Ruff said.

Despite the Stars' rollercoaster season, which has seen them be abysmal on the road but almost unbeatable on home ice, Dallas is still just three points out of the final playoff spot in the West.

If the Stars are to right the ship and make their way into postseason territory for what would be a second consecutive and third trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Ruff's four seasons at the helm, a lot good things must start happening for the Stars.

"Well, we talked about it's going to take a lot of heart and a lot of determination," Ruff said. "It's going to take a lot of out-of-character acts from the shot blocking to the penalty killing to being in the lanes."


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