Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Bell Centre

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +121 and the Canadiens at -134. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 6 games. They have an overall record of 5-1-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-1-0. They have scored 21 goals and given up 14 goals for a point differential of +7. Montreal shows up with a record of 6-0-0 including 2-0-0 at home this season. They have scored 20 goals and surrendered 7 for a goal differential of +13.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Blues. He has 5 goals this season with 26 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk is averaging 20 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has 0 goals by way of 8 shots. He has tallied 1 assist giving him a total of 1 point for the year. Jake Allen has a total of 1 win and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Blues. He has faced 53 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has tallied 47 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

P.K. Subban has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 0 goals this season with 13 shots on goal. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 26 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty is averaging 19 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 17% by getting 4 goals by way of 24 shots. He has tallied 2 assists giving him a total of 6 points for the year. Carey Price has a total of 5 wins and 0 losses this season in the crease for the Canadiens. He has faced 138 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has tallied 132 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

The Blues have 10 total points for this campaign. They have tallied 21 goals while allowing 14 goals. They have had 21 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. They have given up 27 power play opportunities and allowed 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%.

The Canadiens have a total of 12 points for the season. They have scored 4 power play goals on 26 chances so far giving them a 15% power play scoring percentage. They have given up 21 power play opportunities and have allowed 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. They have a total of 20 goals scored while giving up 7 goals this year.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 5-1 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 4-1-1 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 6-0 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-2-2 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/19/15 D Kevin Shattenkirk Leg doubtful Tuesday vs. Montreal
10/19/15 C Paul Stastny Lower Body expected to miss Tuesday vs. Montreal
10/13/15 C Robert Fabbri Concussion out indefinitely
10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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