St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/10/2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +104 and the Rangers at -128.

St. Louis had a record of 46-29-7 last season and on the road they had a record of 22-17-2. They finished 3rd in the Central Division. They scored 235 goals and gave up 218 goals for a point differential of +17. For the season they had an ATS record of 52-41-0 and an over/under record of 37-43-0. New York finished with a record of 48-28-6 including 21-16-4 at home last season. They were 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 256 goals and surrendered 220 for a goal differential of +36. Their record against the spread was 54-40-0 while their over/under record was 44-34-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues were 52-41-0 straight up last year

The St. Louis Blues were 37-43-0 against the over/under last season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers were 54-40-0 straight up last year

The New York Rangers were 44-34-0 against the over/under last season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/09/17 LW Alexander Steen Hand out indefinitely
10/07/17 F Patrik Berglund Shoulder out indefinitely
10/07/17 LW Zach Sanford Shoulder out indefinitely
10/03/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Ankle out indefinitely
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

10/05/17 RW Jesper Fast Hip out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn accumulated 54 total points last season for the Blues. He had 25 goals last year with 174 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He had a total of 29 assists on the season and averaged 17.9 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averaged 18.5 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 38 goals on 275 shots. He had 34 assists giving him a total of 72 points on the season. Jake Allen had 33 wins and 20 losses last season in net for the Blues. He had 1,620 shots against him and he gave up 138 goals. He made 1,482 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mats Zuccarello scored 59 total points last year for the Rangers. He had 15 goals last season with 188 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He had a total of 44 assists on the season and averaged 18.8 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk averaged 19.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 156 shots. He had 43 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist had 31 wins and 20 losses last year in goal for the Rangers. He had 1,650 shots against him and he surrendered 148 goals. He made 1,502 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues had 99 total points last season, which ranked them 11th in the NHL. They were 12th in the league in goals scored with 235 while they gave up 218 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They had 235 power play opportunities and scored 50 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That was 8th in the NHL. The Blues allowed 263 power play opportunities and gave up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They averaged 28 shots per game and as a team shot 10.09% for the season. They allowed 28 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%. That put them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers were 9th in the NHL with a total of 102 points last year. They had 47 power play goals on 232 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranked them 10th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 224 power play opportunities and gave up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That was 19th in the NHL. As a team, the Rangers were 4th in the league with 256 goals scored while they gave up 220 goals, which was 18th overall. They averaged 30 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 10.50%. As a team they gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%. That was 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues started possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.2% for the year. That ranked them 27th and 10th respectively in the NHL. They had 2,438 face-off wins as opposed to 2,411 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 50.3%. That was 15th in the league. On defense St. Louis had 1,688 hits and they blocked 1,135 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. St. Louis was ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they tried 4,271 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,364 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 19th in the NHL at 49.8%, as they had 3,207 shots while they gave up 3,229 attempts on defense.

Advanced Statistics

New York was 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 49.1%, as they attempted 4,512 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,684 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50% as they had 3,438 attempts while they gave up 3,440 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 18th in the league. The Rangers started possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time, which was 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.6% for the season. That was 13th overall in the NHL. They had 2,353 face-off wins compared to 2,511 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48.4%. That ranked them 26th in the league. On defense New York had 1,715 hits and they blocked 1,244 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York -128

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