St. Louis Blues at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/1/2018

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The St. Louis Blues head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +100 and the Coyotes at -125.

St. Louis has a record of 8-12-3 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 70 goals and surrendered 77 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-15-0 and an over/under record of 11-11-0. Arizona has a record of 11-11-2 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 60 goals and given up 65 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 10-13-0 while their over/under mark is 10-12-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 8-15-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Undisclosed is out indefinitely
11/17/18 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body is out indefinitely
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

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/30/18 D Jordan Oesterle Undisclosed left last game, is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
11/27/18 GO Darcy Kuemper Lower Body IR (11/27)
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Laurent Dauphin Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Hossa Illness is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nicholas Merkley Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 19 total points this year for the Blues. He has 8 goals this season with 92 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 12 goals on 61 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year. Jake Allen has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 521 shots against him and he's surrendered 55 goals. He's made 466 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 13 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 2 goals this year with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 23.6 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 55 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Adin Hill has 2 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 35 shots against him and he's given up 0 goals. He's made 35 saves for a save percentage of 100%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 19 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 70 goals while giving up 77 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 14th respectively. They have had 79 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the league. The Blues have given up 71 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.96% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 25th in the league with a total of 24 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 77 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 76 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 30th with a total of 60 goals scored while they've given up 65 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.11%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 1,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,334 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 954 attempts while they have given up 979 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 744 face-off wins compared to 672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 474 hits and they have blocked 355 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 724 face-off wins compared to 729 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Arizona has 515 hits and they have blocked 352 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Arizona is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 1,403 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,389 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 16th as they have 1,039 attempts while they have given up 1,037 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +100

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