Thursday, February 9, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +114 and the Maple Leafs at -126. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 27-22-5 and on the road they have a record of 10-13-1. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 155 goals and given up 162 goals for a point differential of -7. The Blues have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-27 and an over/under record of 25-21-8. Toronto shows up with a record of 25-17-10 including 13-8-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 163 goals and surrendered 156 for a goal differential of +7. The Maple Leafs have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-27 while their over/under record sits at 24-26-2.

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Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Blues. He has 25 goals this season with 174 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 106 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Jake Allen has 19 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 964 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 868 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 25 goals this season with 179 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 153 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 22 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,366 shots against him and has given up 118 goals. He has made 1,248 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have 59 total points this season. They have scored 155 goals while giving up 162 goals. They have had 163 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 188 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.45% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 60 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 159 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 171 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 163 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.69%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've attempted 2,810 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,790 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 2,096 attempts while they've given up 2,061 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. They have 1,638 face off wins compared to 1,578 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.9%. On defense St. Louis has 1,139 hits and they've blocked 729 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 3,173 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,176 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,375 shots while they've given up 2,395 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 1,559 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,635 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 781 shot attempts and they have 1,270 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 26-27 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 25-21-8 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 24-27 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 24-26-2 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

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -126

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