St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/6/2018

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, January 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +113 and the Flyers at -125.

St. Louis has a record of 26-15-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-7-2-0. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 124 goals and surrendered 105 goals for a point differential of +19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-17-0 and an over/under record of 16-27-0. Philadelphia has a record of 17-15-8 including 9-8-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 113 goals and have given up 118 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 17-23-0 while their over/under mark is 21-17-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 26-17-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 16-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-23-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 21-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/17/17 LW Samuel Blais Lower Body IR (12/16)
12/10/17 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle IR (12/08)
10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)
01/05/18 D Vince Dunn Illness is "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 39 total points this year for the Blues. He has 17 goals this season with 179 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 17 goals on 113 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 929 shots against him and he's surrendered 81 goals. He's made 848 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has 48 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 13 goals this year with 80 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 8 goals on 133 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 976 shots against him and he's given up 88 goals. He's made 888 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 54 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 124 goals while giving up 105 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 27th respectively. They have had 148 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the league. The Blues have given up 131 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.67% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 23rd in the league with a total of 42 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 142 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 124 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 22nd with a total of 113 goals scored while they've given up 118 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've tried 2,559 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,427 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 12th in Corsi percentage. They are 8th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.4% as they have 1,943 shots while they've given up 1,767 attempts on defense. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the year. That puts them 16th and 18th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,307 face-off wins as opposed to 1,301 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 20th overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 950 hits and they've blocked 660 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 2nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the year. That ranks them 15th and 17th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,283 face-off wins as opposed to 1,150 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 821 hits and they've blocked 602 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. Philadelphia is ranked 15th in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've tried 2,330 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,302 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 50.6%, as they have 1,738 shots while they've given up 1,700 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis +113

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