Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Joe Louis Arena

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The St. Louis Blues head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -125 and the Red Wings at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this game having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 29-22-5 and away from home they have a record of 12-13-1. The currently are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 161 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of -4. The Blues have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-27 and an over/under record of 26-22-8. Detroit shows up with a record of 22-24-10 including 11-12-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 169 for a goal differential of -28. The Red Wings have a record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 16-34 while their over/under record sits at 26-24-6.

Kevin Shattenkirk has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Blues. He has 11 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 26 goals on 179 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Jake Allen has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,026 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 927 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Henrik Zetterberg has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 13 goals this season with 126 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 14 goals on 91 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 938 shots against him and has given up 95 goals. He has made 843 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blues have 63 total points this season. They have scored 161 goals while giving up 165 goals. They have had 165 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 190 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.42% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Red Wings have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 183 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 141 goals scored while they've given up 169 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.85%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 2,912 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,919 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 2,176 attempts while they've given up 2,149 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. They have 1,680 face off wins compared to 1,651 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense St. Louis has 1,199 hits and they've blocked 770 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 2,928 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,127 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 2,223 shots while they've given up 2,403 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.2% as they've compiled 1,747 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,597 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 724 shot attempts and they have 1,103 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 28-27 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 26-22-8 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-34 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-24-6 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/11/17 C Paul Stastny Leg "?" Wednesday vs Detroit
02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season
01/26/17 C Kyle Brodziak Foot out indefinitely

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
02/12/17 RW Gustav Nyquist Possible Suspension "?" Wednesday vs St Louis
02/12/17 LW Thomas Vanek Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs St Louis
02/10/17 D Jonathan Ericsson Wrist out for season
01/03/17 GO Jimmy Howard Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -125

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