Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 10/11/2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +120 and the Blues at -145.

Calgary has a record of 2-1-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 12 goals and given up 9 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-1-0. St. Louis has a record of 0-1-1 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 5 goals and surrendered 10 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 0-2-0 while their over/under record is 1-0-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 2-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 0-2-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/05/18 D Travis Hamonic Facial is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/10/18 D Joel Edmundson Groin is questionable Thursday vs Calgary
10/04/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nikita Soshnikov Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Robby Fabbri Groin is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Oskar Sundqvist Upper Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Mike Smith has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Flames. He has 85 shots against him and he's given up 8 goals. He's made 77 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Flames. He has 1 goal this year with 10 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 22.3 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 44% by scoring 4 goals on 9 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 5 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 4 total points this year for the Blues. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Jake Allen has 55 shots against him and he's surrendered 10 goals. He's made 45 saves for a save percentage of 82%. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 2 goals on 13 shots.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 13th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.12% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 18th in the league. The Flames have 4 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 12 goals while they've given up 9 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 17 power play opportunities and scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 26th with 5 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 10 goals allowed this year. They average 36 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.94%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 82%, putting them in 30th place in the league. The Blues have a total of 1 point this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2 power play goals on 10 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 17th. They've allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.4%, as they've attempted 194 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 144 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.8% as they have 140 attempts while they have given up 111 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 98 face-off wins compared to 90 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Calgary has 40 hits and they have blocked 33 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 77 face-off wins compared to 58 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 57%. That is 1st in the league. On defense St. Louis has 44 hits and they have blocked 24 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. St. Louis is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.8% as they've attempted 125 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 99 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57.4% ranks 6th as they have 101 attempts while they have given up 75 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis -145

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