Friday, March 3, 2017

MTS Centre

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The St. Louis Blues travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, March 3, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +109 and the Jets at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 31-26-5 and on the road they have a record of 13-15-1. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 173 goals and given up 179 goals for a point differential of -6. The Blues have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-31 and an over/under record of 28-25-9. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 28-30-6 including 14-15-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 189 goals and surrendered 205 for a goal differential of -16. The Jets have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-36 while their over/under record sits at 33-25-6.

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Alex Steen has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Blues. He has 12 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko has averaged 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 201 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Jake Allen has 22 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,174 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,062 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Blake Wheeler has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Jets. He has 17 goals this season with 202 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele has averaged 20.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 26 goals on 125 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 65 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 20 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,217 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,104 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have 67 total points this season. They have scored 173 goals while giving up 179 goals. They have had 182 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 206 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.06% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Jets have a total of 62 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 202 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 219 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 189 goals scored while they've given up 205 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.02%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 3,202 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,229 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.2% as they have 2,400 attempts while they've given up 2,384 shots on the defensive end. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. They have 1,846 face off wins compared to 1,810 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense has 1,312 hits and they've blocked 845 shots from the opposition.

Winnipeg has attempted 3,415 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,558 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.1% as they have 2,568 shots while they've given up 2,662 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 49.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,813 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,965 face off losses. On defense has blocked 896 shot attempts and they have 1,486 hits as a unit.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 30-31 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 28-25-9 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 26-36 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 33-25-6 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/30/16 D Marko Dano Leg expected to miss 8 weeks
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
03/02/17 D Jacob Trouba Suspension Served probable Friday vs. St. Louis
02/15/17 C Andrew Copp Upper Body out indefinitely
02/13/17 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/09/17 GO Ondrej Pavelec Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -120

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