Sunday, January 15, 2017

Honda Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, January 15, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +113 and the Ducks at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 21-16-5 and on the road they have a record of 5-11-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 118 goals and given up 128 goals for a point differential of -10. The Blues have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-21 and an over/under record of 19-16-7. Anaheim shows up with a record of 23-13-8 including 14-5-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 114 for a goal differential of +5. The Ducks have a record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-21 while their over/under record sits at 14-17-13.

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 this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 82 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Jake Allen has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 841 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 757 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Corey Perry has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this season with 121 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Cam Fowler has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 9 goals on 97 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. John Gibson has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 946 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 870 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have 47 total points this season. They have scored 118 goals while giving up 128 goals. They have had 136 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 150 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.11% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Ducks have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 140 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 156 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 119 goals scored while they've given up 114 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.22%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've attempted 2,205 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,161 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 1,649 attempts while they've given up 1,607 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. They have 1,274 face off wins compared to 1,220 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense St. Louis has 823 hits and they've blocked 554 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 2,418 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,431 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50% as they have 1,827 shots while they've given up 1,824 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 55.2% as they've compiled 1,471 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,194 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 607 shot attempts and they have 1,133 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 20-21 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 19-16-7 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 21-21 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-17-13 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

01/14/17 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. San Jose

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/29/16 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out 4-6 weeks
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
10/12/16 C Nate Thompson Achilles out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis +113

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