Thursday, December 31, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, December 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +124 and the Blues at -137. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 19-10-6 and on the road they have a record of 5-5-5. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 95 goals and given up 84 goals for a point differential of +11. St. Louis shows up with a record of 23-12-4 including 13-6-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 99 goals and surrendered 93 for a goal differential of +6.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 62 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 11 goals on 75 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 775 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 711 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Blues. He has 22 goals this season with 142 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 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 13 goals on 111 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 791 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 733 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Wild have 44 total points this season. They have scored 95 goals while giving up 84 goals. They have had 109 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Wild have allowed 85 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.59% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 108 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 125 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 97 goals scored while they've given up 92 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.29%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 19-16 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 12-17-6 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 21-16 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 13-21-5 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/28/15 GO Darcy Kuemper Illness "?" Thursday vs St Louis

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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