Monday, January 4, 2015

Scottrade Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Monday, January 4, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +175 and the Blues at -195. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 38 games. They have an overall record of 18-14-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 111 goals and given up 115 goals for a point differential of -4. St. Louis shows up with a record of 23-14-4 including 13-7-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 100 for a goal differential of +1.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 99 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 94 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1010 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 926 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Blues. He has 23 goals this season with 146 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. 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 11% by scoring 13 goals on 120 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 851 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 788 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have 42 total points this season. They have scored 108 goals while giving up 111 goals. They have had 118 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Senators have allowed 131 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.20% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 112 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 99 goals scored while they've given up 99 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.96%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-20 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 18-20-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 21-18 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 13-22-6 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/27/15 D Cody Ceci Upper Body out indefinitely
12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out 3 months
01/02/16 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss another month

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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