St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Parlay 10/20/2018

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Scotiabank Arena

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The St. Louis Blues head to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +149 and the Maple Leafs at -165.

St. Louis has a record of 1-3-2 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 17 goals and surrendered 23 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-5-0 and an over/under record of 3-2-0. Toronto has a record of 6-2-0 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 33 goals and given up 26 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 6-2-0 while their over/under mark is 4-4-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 1-5-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 3-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 6-2-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 4-4-0 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 Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 1 win and 2 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 162 shots against him and he's surrendered 20 goals. He's made 142 stops for a save percentage of 88%. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 5 total points this year for the Blues. He has 2 goals this season with 32 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has 16 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this year with 25 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 40%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Frederik Andersen has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 186 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 170 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Morgan Rielly averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 26 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have given up 19 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 15th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.59% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, ranking them 26th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blues are 28th overall with 4 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 17 goals and 6th in goals allowed with 23. They've had 28 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 32%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 1st with a total of 33 goals scored while they are 3rd with 26 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 13.04%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 12 points this season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have had 9 power play goals on 20 chances for a percentage of 45%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 21 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 350 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 339 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 260 attempts while they have given up 249 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 211 face-off wins compared to 167 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.8%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense St. Louis has 124 hits and they have blocked 90 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 247 face-off wins compared to 237 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Toronto has 161 hits and they have blocked 130 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Toronto is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 508 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 502 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 16th as they have 368 attempts while they have given up 372 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto -165 and over 6 total goals

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