Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 11/3/2018

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +110 and the Blues at -130.

Minnesota has a record of 7-3-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 35 goals and given up 35 goals for a point differential of 0. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 5-6-0. St. Louis is 4-4-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 41 goals and surrendered 42 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 3-7-0 while their over/under record is 6-3-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 5-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 3-7-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 6-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/19/18 C Matt Hendricks Leg is out 2-4 weeks
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 44 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 319 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 299 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 15 total points this year for the Blues. He has 3 goals this season with 32 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 49 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Jake Allen has 4 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 295 shots against him and he's surrendered 36 goals. He's made 259 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 16 total points this season, which ranks them 8th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 35 while they've given up 35 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 39 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, putting them 6th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.46% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 8th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 27th in the NHL with a total of 11 points this year. They have 14 power play goals on 47 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Blues are 11th in the league with 41 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.48%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.6%, as they've attempted 648 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 773 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.8% as they have 493 attempts while they have given up 584 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 393 face-off wins compared to 379 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 233 hits and they have blocked 189 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 387 face-off wins compared to 307 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.8%. That is 1st in the league. On defense St. Louis has 225 hits and they have blocked 183 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. St. Louis is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 618 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 647 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 15th as they have 474 attempts while they have given up 464 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota +110

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