St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames NHL Parlay 12/22/2018

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The St. Louis Blues head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Saturday, December 22, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +175 and the Flames at -235.

St. Louis has a record of 13-16-4 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 93 goals and surrendered 113 goals for a point differential of -20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-19-0 and an over/under record of 16-15-0. Calgary has a record of 22-11-3 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 126 goals and given up 100 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 22-13-0 while their over/under mark is 17-17-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 13-19-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 16-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 22-13-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 17-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/14/18 D Alex Pietrangelo Hand IR (12/14)
11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 752 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 675 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Ryan O'Reilly has scored 32 total points this year for the Blues. He has 13 goals this season with 89 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 11 goals on 124 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 47 total points this season for the Flames. He has 16 goals this year with 113 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. David Rittich has 11 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 519 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 479 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Sean Monahan averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 21 goals on 115 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have given up 114 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.35% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 28th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blues are 27th overall with 30 total points this year. They are 28th in the league with 93 goals and 9th in goals allowed with 113. They've had 104 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 4th with a total of 126 goals scored while they are 23rd with 100 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.82%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th in the league. The Flames have a total of 47 points this season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have had 28 power play goals on 125 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th overall. They've given up 113 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 1,788 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,900 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 1,333 attempts while they have given up 1,383 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,060 face-off wins compared to 963 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 672 hits and they have blocked 517 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,093 face-off wins compared to 1,009 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Calgary has 534 hits and they have blocked 440 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54% as they've attempted 2,153 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,837 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.4% ranks 5th as they have 1,599 attempts while they have given up 1,397 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Calgary -235 and over 6 total goals

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