Saturday, February 11, 2017

Bell Centre

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The St. Louis Blues head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +155 and the Canadiens at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this game having played 55 games. They have an overall record of 28-22-5 and away from home they have a record of 11-13-1. The currently are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 157 goals and surrendered 163 goals for a point differential of -6. The Blues have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-27 and an over/under record of 25-22-8. Montreal shows up with a record of 31-17-8 including 18-6-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 163 goals and surrendered 142 for a goal differential of +21. The Canadiens have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 30-25 while their over/under record sits at 23-23-10.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Blues. He has 26 goals this season with 177 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 108 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Jake Allen has 20 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 996 shots against him and has given up 97 goals. He has made 899 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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Alexander Radulov has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 14 goals this season with 103 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 27 goals on 176 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Carey Price has 24 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,235 shots against him and has given up 101 goals. He has made 1,134 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have 61 total points this season. They have scored 157 goals while giving up 163 goals. They have had 164 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 189 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 10.31% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Canadiens have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 167 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 196 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 163 goals scored while they've given up 142 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.84%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 2,875 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,853 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.5% as they have 2,146 attempts while they've given up 2,107 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. They have 1,663 face off wins compared to 1,612 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.8%. On defense St. Louis has 1,166 hits and they've blocked 746 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 3,203 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,099 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.9% as they have 2,329 shots while they've given up 2,250 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 48.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50% as they've compiled 1,717 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,716 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 849 shot attempts and they have 1,143 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 27-27 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 25-22-8 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 30-25 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 23-23-10 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season
01/26/17 C Kyle Brodziak Foot out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

01/04/17 RW Brendan Gallagher Hand expected to miss 8 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +155

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