Thursday, February 2, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Scottrade Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, February 2, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +109 and the Blues at -120. The over/under has been set at 6.

Toronto comes into this game having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 23-15-9 and away from home they have a record of 11-8-6. The currently are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 148 goals and surrendered 139 goals for a point differential of +9. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-25 and an over/under record of 22-25-1. St. Louis shows up with a record of 24-20-5 including 16-8-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of -16. The Blues have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-26 while their over/under record sits at 24-19-7.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 23 goals this season with 163 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 144 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 21 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,252 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 1,153 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Blues. He has 21 goals this season with 157 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Kevin Shattenkirk has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 98 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Jake Allen has 17 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 854 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 766 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have 55 total points this season. They have scored 145 goals while giving up 133 goals. They have had 146 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 158 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.53% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have a total of 53 points on the season. They have 34 power play goals on 153 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 173 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 138 goals scored while they've given up 152 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.18%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've attempted 2,865 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,866 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,154 attempts while they've given up 2,162 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. They have 1,396 face off wins compared to 1,472 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Toronto has 1,148 hits and they've blocked 704 shots from the opposition.

St. Louis has attempted 2,571 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,511 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 1,916 shots while they've given up 1,866 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.2% as they've compiled 1,500 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,432 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 645 shot attempts and they have 1,000 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 22-25 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 22-25-1 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 23-26 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 24-19-7 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Hand out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
01/31/17 D Morgan Rielly Knee "?" Thursday vs St Louis

St. Louis Blues Injuries

01/26/17 C Kyle Brodziak Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto +109

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