Thursday, November 3, 2016

American Airlines Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Thursday, November 3, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +101 and the Stars at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 10 games. They have an overall record of 5-3-2 and on the road they have a record of 2-2-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 22 goals and given up 26 goals for a point differential of -4. The Blues have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-5 and an over/under record of 2-6-2. Dallas shows up with a record of 3-4-2 including 2-1-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 20 goals and surrendered 29 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 3-6 while their over/under record sits at 3-6-0.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Blues. He has 4 goals this season with 44 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Paul Stastny has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 3 goals on 16 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Jake Allen has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 189 shots against him and has given up 17 goals. He has made 172 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Jamie Benn has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Stars. He has 2 goals this season with 23 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 33 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 120 shots against him and has given up 12 goals. He has made 108 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blues have 12 total points this season. They have scored 22 goals while giving up 26 goals. They have had 37 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Blues have allowed 39 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.41% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 8 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 38 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 20 goals scored while they've given up 29 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.43%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 52.3% as they've attempted 553 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 505 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.6% as they have 412 attempts while they've given up 372 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. They have 293 face off wins compared to 290 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense St. Louis has 187 hits and they've blocked 133 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 545 shots at full strength and they've given up 533 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.5% as they have 400 shots while they've given up 392 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 45.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 290 face off wins this season and they have suffered 285 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 141 shot attempts and they have 152 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 5-5 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 2-6-2 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 3-6 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 3-6-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/29/16 D Robert Bortuzzo Knee out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
10/21/16 LW Patrick Sharp Concussion out indefinitely
10/10/16 C Cody Eakin Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas

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