Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -120 and the Blue Jackets at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 17 games. They have an overall record of 11-5-1 and on the road they have a record of 7-3-0. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 41 goals for a point differential of +6. Columbus shows up with a record of 6-12-0 including 1-6-0 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 45 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of -17.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Blues. He has 10 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 62 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Jake Allen has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 330 shots against him and has given up 21 goals. He has made 309 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 2 goals this season with 34 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 8 goals on 41 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 6 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 422 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 376 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Blues have 23 total points this season. They have scored 47 goals while giving up 41 goals. They have had 58 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Blues have allowed 65 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.88% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 66 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 63 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 45 goals scored while they've given up 62 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 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 11-6 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 7-8-2 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6-12 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-7-1 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/13/15 C Steve Ott Upper Body out indefinitely
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

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/15/15 C Brandon Dubinsky Upper Body expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/14/15 C Brandon Dubinsky Elbow expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/12/15 C Alexander Wennberg Foot out indefinitely
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back expected to miss 7-10 days

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus

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