St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/12/2017

Thursday, October 12, 2017

BB&T Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, October 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -111 and the Panthers at -122.

St. Louis has a record of 4-0-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-0-0. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 15 goals and surrendered 9 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-0-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Florida has a record of 1-1-0 including 1-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 8 goals and have given up 9 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 1-1-0 while their over/under mark is 2-0-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 4-0-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 1-1-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/10/17 RW Dmitrij Jaskin Disciplinary "?" Thursday vs. Florida
10/09/17 LW Alexander Steen Hand IR
10/07/17 F Patrik Berglund Shoulder IR
10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR
10/03/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Ankle IR
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee IR

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has scored 5 total points this year for the Blues. He has 2 goals this season with 9 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by tallying 3 goals on 9 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Jake Allen has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 115 shots against him and he's surrendered 8 goals. He's made 107 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nick Bjugstad has 2 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 1 goal this year with 7 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 13 minutes played per contest. Evgeni Dadonov averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by scoring 1 goal on 3 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has no wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Panthers. He has 24 shots against him and he's given up 4 goals. He's made 20 saves for a save percentage of 83%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 8 total points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They've scored 15 goals while giving up 9 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 17th respectively. They have had 16 power play chances and scored 4 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 9th in the league. The Blues have given up 19 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 13.27% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 23rd in the league with a total of 2 points this season. They have 1 power play goal on 8 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 9 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Panthers are 17th with a total of 8 goals scored while they've given up 9 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 42 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.52%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 84%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 41.7%, as they've attempted 189 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 264 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 42.2% as they have 144 attempts while they have given up 197 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 40.1% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 59.9% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 116 face-off wins compared to 130 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 121 hits and they have blocked 67 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 69 face-off wins compared to 66 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Florida has 34 hits and they have blocked 25 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Florida is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.3% as they've attempted 140 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 100 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 59.5% ranks 2nd as they have 110 attempts while they have given up 75 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis -111

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