Monday, March 13, 2017

Staples Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, March 13, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +127 and the Kings at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this game having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 35-27-5 and away from home they have a record of 15-16-1. The currently are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 186 goals and surrendered 189 goals for a point differential of -3. The Blues have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-32 and an over/under record of 30-28-9. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 33-28-6 including 19-12-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 168 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of 0. The Kings have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-34 while their over/under record sits at 20-29-18.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Blues. He has 32 goals this season with 217 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 18.3 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 15% by scoring 13 goals on 88 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Jake Allen has 25 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,260 shots against him and has given up 116 goals. He has made 1,144 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Anze Kopitar has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Kings. He has 9 goals this season with 127 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 31 goals on 210 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 921 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 838 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have 75 total points this season. They have scored 186 goals while giving up 189 goals. They have had 193 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 219 power play opportunities and given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.04% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Kings have a total of 72 points on the season. They have 38 power play goals on 195 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 168 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.07%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 3,424 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,513 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.7% as they have 2,569 attempts while they've given up 2,600 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. They have 1,994 face off wins compared to 1,946 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.6%. On defense has 1,393 hits and they've blocked 913 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 4,056 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,357 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.6% as they have 2,989 shots while they've given up 2,488 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 56.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 2,025 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,007 face off losses. On defense has blocked 869 shot attempts and they have 1,964 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 34-32 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 30-28-9 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 31-34 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-29-18 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

03/11/17 D Colton Parayko Undisclosed missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Los Angeles
03/11/17 C Paul Stastny Illness missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Los Angeles
02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/11/17 C Jordan Nolan Lower Body out indefinitely
03/11/17 C Nick Shore Upper Body "?" Monday vs. St Louis
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +127

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