Saturday total I played Dall/LA over 5.5 (-105).
Most likely, the Stars will have Auld in net tonight. Turco was outstanding last night versus the Sharks. He had to face 11 rounds of shooters in Dallas' 3-2 shootout victory.Auld allows more than .7 goals per game than Turco.Both fundamental and technical factors point to an "over" in this contest.The Stars average the most power play chances in the NHL and are number two in power play goals.They face a Kings' PK unit ranked 27th in the league (77%).
LA is the third highest scoring team in the NHL and the second highest home scoring team.Unfortunately,they rank 24th in home scoring defense.The Stars play more conservatively at home, but are the NHL's 7th highest road scoring team (3.1 gpg).
When installed as a home favorite, Kings' games have gone over in 13 of their last 17 contests.Finally, when Dallas plays with no rest, the over has cashed in 5 of their last 7 matchups.This result is most likely because of tired legs on defense and/or the possibility that they play either the backup goalie or a fatigued Turco.
Good luck,
charliej
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