St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 2/27/2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +127 and the Wild at -140.

St. Louis has a record of 34-25-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 15-11-4-0. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 173 goals and given up 164 goals for a point differential of +9. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-29-0 and an over/under record of 24-38-0. Minnesota is 35-20-7 including 21-5-6-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 188 goals and surrendered 174 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 35-27-0 while their over/under record is 31-28-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 34-29-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 24-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 35-27-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 31-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)
02/23/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Knee IR (02/16)
02/09/18 D Joel Edmundson Forearm IR (02/08)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

02/07/18 D Jonas Brodin Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Blues. He has 24 goals this year with 249 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Brayden Schenn averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 24 goals on 154 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Carter Hutton has 15 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 676 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 634 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 46 total points this year for the Wild. He has 25 goals this season with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 0%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 0 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 30 goals on 171 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 26 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,329 shots against him and he's surrendered 107 goals. He's made 1,222 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 72 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 173 while they've given up 164 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 202 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the NHL. The Blues have allowed 191 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.29% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 7th in the NHL with a total of 77 points this year. They have 38 power play goals on 183 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 13th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 15th in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 10th in the league with 188 goals scored while they've given up 174 goals, which is 23rd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 51.4% as they've tried 3,737 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,539 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 14th in Corsi percentage. They are 5th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.7% as they have 2,846 shots while they've given up 2,558 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 1,911 face-off wins as opposed to 1,882 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 16th overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 1,418 hits and they've blocked 981 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 7th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the year. That ranks them 29th and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,851 face-off wins as opposed to 1,850 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,048 hits and they've blocked 982 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've tried 3,258 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,784 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 47.2%, as they have 2,507 shots while they've given up 2,802 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -140

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