St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/17/2017

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, December 17, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -105 and the Jets at -105.

St. Louis has a record of 21-10-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-3-2. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 84 goals for a point differential of +21. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-12-0 and an over/under record of 15-18-0. Winnipeg is 18-9-5 including 11-3-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 108 goals and surrendered 92 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 18-14-0 while their over/under record is 18-13-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 21-12-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 15-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-14-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/16/17 C Kyle Brodziak Undisclosed is OUT Saturday vs Winnipeg
12/15/17 GO Carter Hutton Lower Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Winnipeg
12/15/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Undisclosed IR (12/15)
12/12/17 D Alex Pietrangelo Foot IR (12/09)
12/10/17 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle IR (12/10)
10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/14/17 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/19/17 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body IR (11/18)

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Blues. He has 14 goals this year with 144 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brayden Schenn averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 16 goals on 91 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Jake Allen has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 763 shots against him and he's given up 68 goals. He's made 695 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 25 total points this year for the Jets. He has 15 goals this season with 89 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 15.7 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 14 goals on 67 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 16 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 759 shots against him and he's surrendered 63 goals. He's made 696 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 44 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 8th in the league in goals scored with 105 while they've given up 84 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 118 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Blues have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 19th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.37% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 10th in the NHL with a total of 41 points this year. They have 30 power play goals on 114 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks them 3rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 20th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 4th in the league with 108 goals scored while they've given up 92 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.33%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 53.1% as they've tried 1,993 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,763 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 4th in Corsi percentage. They are 3rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.1% as they have 1,522 shots while they've given up 1,291 attempts on defense. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the year. That puts them 14th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 987 face-off wins as opposed to 1,001 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 20th overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 777 hits and they've blocked 472 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 12th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,041 face-off wins as opposed to 930 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 710 hits and they've blocked 482 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 12th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 47.8% as they've tried 1,737 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,899 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 25th in the NHL at 48.1%, as they have 1,312 shots while they've given up 1,417 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -105

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