Saturday, November 21, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +166 and the Blues at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 9-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-3-1. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 42 goals and given up 47 goals for a point differential of -5. St. Louis shows up with a record of 13-6-1 including 6-2-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 54 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of +6.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this season with 45 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Teemu Pulkkinen has averaged 13 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 5 goals on 40 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 244 shots against him and has given up 20 goals. He has made 224 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Blues. He has 12 goals this season with 77 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 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 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Jake Allen has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 382 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 357 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Red Wings have 20 total points this season. They have scored 42 goals while giving up 47 goals. They have had 60 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Red Wings have allowed 64 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 26 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.52% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 68 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 53 goals scored while they've given up 48 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 92%.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-10 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-12-3 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 12-7 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 7-10-3 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/20/15 C Brad Richards Back is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Los Angeles
11/20/15 D Brendan Smith Illness is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Los Angeles
11/17/15 C Landon Ferraro Knee expected to miss 7-10 days
10/24/15 D Kyle Quincey Ankle out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/19/15 D Colton Parayko Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Detroit
10/24/15 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss 12 weeks
10/21/15 C Paul Stastny Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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