Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +104 and the Red Wings at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 49 games. They have an overall record of 27-15-7 and on the road they have a record of 11-7-4. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 126 goals and given up 123 goals for a point differential of +3. Detroit shows up with a record of 23-14-8 including 11-8-5 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 111 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of -5.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Blues. He has 25 goals this season with 172 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 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 11% by scoring 14 goals on 131 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 896 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 828 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 120 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 7 goals on 97 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 874 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 814 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blues have 61 total points this season. They have scored 123 goals while giving up 121 goals. They have had 137 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Blues have allowed 162 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.36% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Red Wings have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 141 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 147 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 110 goals scored while they've given up 113 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.62%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 24-22 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 18-24-7 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 22-22 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 15-21-9 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out 3 months
01/18/16 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body "?" Wednesday vs Detroit
01/18/16 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Detroit
01/11/16 LW Magnus Paajarvi Upper Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
01/11/16 GO Jake Allen Knee out indefinitely
01/02/16 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/11/16 LW Drew Miller Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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