Saturday, November 28, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +185 and the Blues at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 9-14-0 and on the road they have a record of 6-7-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 72 goals for a point differential of -15. St. Louis shows up with a record of 14-6-3 including 6-2-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of +5.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 4 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 49 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 537 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 485 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Blues. He has 13 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 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 8 goals on 69 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Jake Allen has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 473 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 439 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blue Jackets have 18 total points this season. They have scored 57 goals while giving up 72 goals. They have had 79 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 83 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.51% 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 31 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 61 goals scored while they've given up 57 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-14 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-11-1 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 13-9 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 9-11-3 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/24/15 RW Rene Bourque Upper Body expected to miss a week
11/21/15 D Cody Goloubef Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks
11/21/15 D Fedor Tyutin Nose out indefinitely
11/18/15 RW Jared Boll Foot expected to miss 1-2 weeks
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely

St. Louis Blues Injuries

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 St. Louis

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