Friday, October 16, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, October 16, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +114 and the Canucks at -126. The over/under has been set at 5.

The St. Louis Blues have 4 total points this season. They have scored 9 goals while giving up 7 goals. They have had 7 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. They have allowed 10 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%.

The Canucks have a total of 7 points on the season. They have 1 power play goals on 13 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 8%. They have allowed 9 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. As a team, they have a total of 12 goals scored while giving up 5 goals this year.

The Blues are 10-2 in their last 12 vs. the Pacific and 4-1 in their last 5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation. They are 19-7 in their last 26 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 5-12 in their last 17 Friday games.

The under is 4-0-1 in the Blues last 5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation, 3-1-1 in their last 5 vs. the Pacific and 1-0-3 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record. However, the over is 7-2-3 in their last 12 games playing on 0 days rest, 2-0-2 in their last 4 road games and 5-0-3 in their last 8 Friday games.

The Canucks are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games. They are 10-3 in their last 13 games playing on 2 days rest and 5-2 in their last 7 home games.

The under is 3-0-1 in the Canucks last 4 games playing on 2 days rest, 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games, 5-2 in their last 7 overall and 5-2 in their last 7 vs. the Western Conference. However, the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 Friday games and 13-4-5 in their last 22 vs. the Central.

Head to head, the under is 16-6-4 in the last 26 meetings in Vancouver and 27-13-11 in the last 51 meetings. The Blues are 8-22-2 in the last 32 meetings in Vancouver and 0-6 in the last 6 meetings.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 2-1 straight up

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

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 2-1 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 0-3-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/15/15 D Kevin Shattenkirk Leg is downgraded to doubtful Thursday vs. Edmonton

10/13/15 C Robert Fabbri Concussion out indefinitely

10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/08/15 GO Jacob Markstrom Hamstring out indefinitely

10/05/15 LW Chris Higgins Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis

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