Thursday, December 10, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +185 and the Blues at -250. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 11-11-6 and on the road they have a record of 6-6-2. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 78 goals for a point differential of -21. St. Louis shows up with a record of 16-8-4 including 8-4-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 68 for a goal differential of +4.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 75 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 70 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Steve Mason has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 507 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 459 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Blues. He has 16 goals this season with 99 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 82 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 24 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 Flyers have 28 total points this season. They have scored 56 goals while giving up 76 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Flyers have allowed 93 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.49% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 85 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.44%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 10-17 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-12-8 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 15-12 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 9-15-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/08/15 C Sam Gagner Concussion expected to miss another week
12/06/15 D Luke Schenn Ankle expected to miss 2 weeks
12/02/15 D Radko Gudas Suspension Served is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. St. Louis
11/14/15 D Mark Streit Abdominal out 6 weeks

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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