St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

United Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +100 and the Blackhawks at -138.

St. Louis has a record of 1-1-1 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 10 goals and given up 13 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-2-0 and an over/under record of 2-0-0. Chicago is 2-0-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 18 goals and surrendered 18 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 2-2-0 while their over/under record is 4-0-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 1-2-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

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)

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/12/18 LW Andreas Martinsen Back is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
10/05/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Blues. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 2 goals on 20 shots. Jake Allen has 89 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 76 saves for a save percentage of 85%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 8 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 5 goals this season with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Patrick Kane averages 22.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 4 goals on 24 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Cam Ward has 2 wins and no losses this year in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 135 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 117 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 3 total points this season, which ranks them 24th in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 10 while they've given up 13 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 16 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 12th in the NHL. The Blues have allowed 10 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.62% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 85%. That puts them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 8th in the NHL with a total of 6 points this year. They have 1 power play goal on 15 opportunities for a percentage of 7%. That ranks them 25th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 13 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%. That is 27th in the NHL. As a team, the Blackhawks are 3rd in the league with 18 goals scored while they've given up 18 goals, which is 5th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 13.43%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6%, as they've attempted 177 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 153 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.9% as they have 138 attempts while they have given up 118 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 56.6% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.4% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 107 face-off wins compared to 93 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 60 hits and they have blocked 35 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 135 face-off wins compared to 143 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Chicago has 63 hits and they have blocked 55 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Chicago is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 251 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 240 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 14th as they have 184 attempts while they have given up 185 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis +100

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