Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -174 and the Coyotes at +157. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 75 games. They have an overall record of 41-28-6 and on the road they have a record of 19-17-1. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 211 goals and given up 200 goals for a point differential of +11. The Blues have an overall record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-34 and an over/under record of 31-33-11. Arizona shows up with a record of 27-40-9 including 16-16-5 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 181 goals and surrendered 244 for a goal differential of -63. The Coyotes have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-49 while their over/under record sits at 28-39-9.

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Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 40-34 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 31-33-11 against the over/under

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-49 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-39-9 against the over/under

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

03/28/17 C Jori Lehtera Concussion out indefinitely
03/23/17 C Paul Stastny Lower Body out indefinitely
03/16/17 RW Dmitrij Jaskin Shoulder out indefinitely
02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
03/27/17 RW Shane Doan Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. St. Louis
03/14/17 C Alexander Burmistrov Concussion out indefinitely
03/03/17 D Kevin Connauton Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Blues. He has 35 goals this season with 251 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 104 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Jake Allen has 30 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,461 shots against him and has given up 126 goals. He has made 1,335 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 24.6 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 18 goals on 220 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Mike Smith has 18 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,708 shots against him and has given up 149 goals. He has made 1,559 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 88 total points this season. They have scored 211 goals while giving up 200 goals. They have had 212 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 243 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.03% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 223 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 242 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 181 goals scored while they've given up 244 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.42%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 49.6% as they've attempted 3,890 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,958 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,912 attempts while they've given up 2,927 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. They have 2,236 face off wins compared to 2,194 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense St. Louis has 1,573 hits and they've blocked 1,031 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has attempted 4,035 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,835 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45% as they have 3,037 shots while they've given up 3,706 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 45.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.5% as they've compiled 2,267 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,410 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 1,129 shot attempts and they have 1,946 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Blues/Coyotes NHL game against the moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis -174

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