St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens NHL Parlay 10/17/2018

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Bell Centre

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The St. Louis Blues head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -118 and the Canadiens at -103.

St. Louis has a record of 1-2-2 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 15 goals and surrendered 20 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-4-0 and an over/under record of 3-1-0. Montreal has a record of 3-1-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 18 goals and given up 13 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 2-2-0 while their over/under mark is 1-2-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 1-4-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 3-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/16/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Montreal
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 Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 139 shots against him and he's surrendered 17 goals. He's made 122 stops for a save percentage of 88%. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 4 total points this year for the Blues. He has 2 goals this season with 30 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has 4 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Carey Price has 1 win and 1 loss this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 77 shots against him and he's given up 7 goals. He's made 70 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Paul Byron averages 15 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 3 goals on 12 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have given up 15 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 11th in the league. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.67% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, ranking them 24th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blues are 25th overall with 4 total points this year. They are 18th in the league with 15 goals and 6th in goals allowed with 20. They've had 23 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 10th with a total of 18 goals scored while they are 21st with 13 goals surrendered this season. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.00%. As a unit they give up 27 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 14th in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 7 points this season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have had 3 power play goals on 22 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 22nd overall. They've given up 13 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 18th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 295 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 283 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 224 attempts while they have given up 216 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 182 face-off wins compared to 148 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.2%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 103 hits and they have blocked 67 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 58.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 41.6% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 143 face-off wins compared to 188 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.2%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Montreal has 146 hits and they have blocked 79 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Montreal is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.8% as they've attempted 328 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 271 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.5% ranks 7th as they have 230 attempts while they have given up 192 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis -118 and over 6 total goals

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