Sunday, December 13, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, December 13, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +165 and the Blues at -183. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 12-16-1 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-0. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 79 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of -6. St. Louis shows up with a record of 16-9-4 including 8-5-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 74 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +2.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 7 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 99 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 460 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 414 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Blues. He has 16 goals this season with 102 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 10 goals on 86 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Jake Allen has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 564 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 521 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have 25 total points this season. They have scored 79 goals while giving up 85 goals. They have had 101 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Avalanche have allowed 88 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.66% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blues have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 87 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 73 goals scored while they've given up 71 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.31%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-17 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-13-1 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 15-13 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 10-15-4 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/09/15 LW Gabriel Landeskog Back "?" Saturday vs Nashville
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out 3 months
10/24/15 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss 12 weeks
10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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