Friday, January 8, 2016

Honda Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, January 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +106 and the Ducks at -117. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 23-14-6 and on the road they have a record of 10-7-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 106 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of -1. Anaheim shows up with a record of 16-16-7 including 10-6-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of -21.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Blues. He has 24 goals this season with 152 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19 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 10% by scoring 13 goals on 126 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 884 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 817 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Corey Perry has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 14 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Sami Vatanen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 76 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 530 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 484 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have 52 total points this season. They have scored 104 goals while giving up 106 goals. They have had 117 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 137 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.88% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 102 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 92 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.20%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 21-20 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 14-23-6 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 15-23 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-20-8 against the over/under

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

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/28/15 D Cam Fowler Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
10/22/15 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
01/06/16 GO John Gibson Lower Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs St Louis
01/06/16 D Clayton Stoner Lower Body "?" Friday vs St Louis

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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