Monday, February 6, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, February 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +105 and the Flyers at -116. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 25-22-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-13-1. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 162 goals for a point differential of -15. The Blues have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-27 and an over/under record of 24-20-8. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 26-20-7 including 16-7-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 144 goals and surrendered 162 for a goal differential of -18. The Flyers have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-27 while their over/under record sits at 25-22-6.

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Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Blues. He has 23 goals this season with 170 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. 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 105 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 838 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 12 goals this season with 133 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 21 goals on 136 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Steve Mason has 16 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,069 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 962 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blues have 55 total points this season. They have scored 147 goals while giving up 162 goals. They have had 158 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 182 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 10.23% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Flyers have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 182 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 144 goals scored while they've given up 162 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.74%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 2,715 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,668 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 2,027 attempts while they've given up 1,981 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 1,591 face off wins compared to 1,515 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.2%. On defense St. Louis has 1,078 hits and they've blocked 687 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 3,223 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,989 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.6% as they have 2,372 shots while they've given up 2,141 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55% and their defensive zone percentage is 45% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.4% as they've compiled 1,642 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,553 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 848 shot attempts and they have 1,338 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 24-27 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 24-20-8 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 21-27 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 25-22-6 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/04/17 C Robby Fabbri Lower Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs Philadelphia
01/26/17 C Kyle Brodziak Foot out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

02/04/17 D Michael Del Zotto Leg "?" Monday vs St Louis

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -116

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