St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 11/13/2017

Monday, November 13, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The St. Louis Blues head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Monday, November 13, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +109 and the Flames at -120.

St. Louis has a record of 13-4-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-2-1. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 58 goals and surrendered 44 goals for a point differential of +14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-5-0 and an over/under record of 9-9-0. Calgary has a record of 9-7-0 including 5-5-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 44 goals and have given up 46 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 9-7-0 while their over/under mark is 8-7-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 13-5-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 9-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 8-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
10/03/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Ankle IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/05/17 D Travis Hamonic Lower Body IR (11/03)

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 20 total points this year for the Blues. He has 8 goals this season with 77 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 5 goals on 48 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Jake Allen has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 409 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 374 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 16 total points this season for the Flames. He has 8 goals this year with 46 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 6 goals on 44 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Mike Smith has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 497 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 459 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 27 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 58 goals while giving up 44 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 26th respectively. They have had 60 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 24th in the league. The Blues have given up 59 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.57% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 15th in the league with a total of 18 points this season. They have 9 power play goals on 55 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 58 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Flames are 26th with a total of 44 goals scored while they've given up 46 goals this season, ranking 18th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.59%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 51.8% as they've tried 1,090 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,016 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 7th in Corsi percentage. They are 6th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 53% as they have 840 shots while they've given up 746 attempts on defense. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That puts them 22nd and 10th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 546 face-off wins as opposed to 568 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 453 hits and they've blocked 270 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 3rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the year. That ranks them 16th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 477 face-off wins as opposed to 520 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 278 hits and they've blocked 211 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Calgary is ranked 9th in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've tried 984 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 950 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 15th in the NHL at 49.7%, as they have 729 shots while they've given up 739 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis +109

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