St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Parlay 3/24/2018

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The St. Louis Blues head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +131 and the Blue Jackets at -145.

St. Louis has a record of 40-28-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 18-13-5-0. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 203 goals and surrendered 194 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 40-33-0 and an over/under record of 29-43-0. Columbus has a record of 42-28-5, including 25-11-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 214 goals and have given up 206 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 42-33-0 while their over/under mark is 35-39-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 40-33-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 29-43-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 42-33-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 35-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)
03/23/18 RW Vladimir Tarasenko Upper Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs Vancouver
03/17/18 GO Carter Hutton Neck is out indefinitely
03/05/18 D Jay Bouwmeester Hip is out for season
03/05/18 RW Scottie Upshall MCL is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/22/18 D Jack Johnson Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs St Louis
03/22/18 D Dean Kukan Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs St Louis
02/27/18 RW Josh Anderson Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 24 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 1,400 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,268 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Brayden Schenn has scored 62 total points this year for the Blues. He has 25 goals this season with 184 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 27 goals on 276 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has 50 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 15 goals this year with 238 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 24.5 minutes played per contest. Sergei Bobrovsky has 34 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,832 shots against him and he's given up 143 goals. He's made 1,689 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Artemi Panarin averages 20 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 25 goals on 211 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 69 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have given up 212 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 17th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.48% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 13th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blues are 16th overall with 85 total points this year. They are 25th in the league with 203 goals and 27th in goals allowed with 194. They've had 228 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 17th with a total of 214 goals scored while they are 22nd with 206 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.43%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 6th in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 89 points this season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have had 32 power play goals on 206 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 30th overall. They've given up 195 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 24th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've tried 4,310 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,094 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 3rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.6% as they have 3,280 shots while they've given up 2,953 attempts on defense. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That puts them 15th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,185 face-off wins as opposed to 2,163 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 19th overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 1,686 hits and they've blocked 1,141 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 8th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the year. That ranks them 5th and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,174 face-off wins as opposed to 2,337 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,608 hits and they've blocked 1,127 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 10th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've tried 4,526 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,316 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 5th in the NHL at 52.4%, as they have 3,505 shots while they've given up 3,189 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus -145 and under 5.5 total goals

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