Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 21-17-5 and on the road they have a record of 12-7-5. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of 0. The Bruins have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-22 and an over/under record of 17-21-5. St. Louis shows up with a record of 21-14-5 including 16-4-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 118 for a goal differential of -4. The Blues have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-19 while their over/under record sits at 17-16-7.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 13 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 121 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 20 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 846 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 785 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Blues. He has 20 goals this season with 142 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 80 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Jake Allen has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 815 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 737 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have 47 total points this season. They have scored 105 goals while giving up 105 goals. They have had 131 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Bruins have allowed 142 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.24% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have a total of 47 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 141 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 114 goals scored while they've given up 118 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.11%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 54.8% as they've attempted 2,706 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,229 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55% as they have 2,018 attempts while they've given up 1,649 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. They have 1,388 face off wins compared to 1,244 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.7%. On defense Boston has 916 hits and they've blocked 580 shots from the opposition.

St. Louis has attempted 2,102 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,053 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51% as they have 1,581 shots while they've given up 1,519 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 50.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 1,208 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,157 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 534 shot attempts and they have 777 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 19-22 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 17-21-5 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 20-19 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 17-16-7 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/06/16 LW Matt Beleskey Knee expected to miss 6 weeks

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/05/16 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body out indefinitely
01/07/17 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Boston

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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