Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Game 1 of their Playoff series. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +115 and the Blues at -135.

Nashville had a regular season record of 41-29-12 and on the road they had a record of 17-20-4. They finished 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 240 goals and given up 224 goals for a point differential of +16. The Predators have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-41 and an over/under record of 41-35-6. St. Louis finished with a record of 46-29-7 including 24-12-5 at home this season. They were 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 235 goals and surrendered 218 for a goal differential of +17. The Blues have a record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 43-36 while their over/under record sits at 34-36-12.

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Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 39-41 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 41-35-6 against the over/under

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 43-36 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 34-36-12 against the over/under

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

04/24/17 LW Colin Wilson Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. St. Louis
04/20/17 RW Craig Smith Undisclosed out indefinitely
04/17/17 LW Vernon Fiddler Upper Body out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Player Spotlight

Viktor Arvidsson has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Predators. He has 31 goals this season with 246 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Ryan Johansen has averaged 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 154 shots. He has 47 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 31 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,757 shots against him and has given up 144 goals. He has made 1,613 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Steen has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Blues. He has 16 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko has averaged 18.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 39 goals on 286 shots. He has 36 assists giving him a total of 75 points on the season. Jake Allen has 33 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,620 shots against him and has given up 138 goals. He has made 1,482 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 94 total points this season. They have scored 240 goals while giving up 224 goals. They have had 259 power play opportunities and have scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Predators have allowed 241 power play opportunities and given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.39% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have a total of 99 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 235 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 263 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 235 goals scored while they've given up 218 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.09%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they've attempted 4,776 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,570 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 3,545 attempts while they've given up 3,460 shots on the defensive end. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. They have 2,599 face off wins compared to 2,453 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Nashville has 1,660 hits and they've blocked 1,110 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has attempted 4,271 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,364 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 3,207 shots while they've given up 3,229 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 48.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 2,438 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,411 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 1,135 shot attempts and they have 1,688 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Predators/Blues NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis -135

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