St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/20/2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, December 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -105 and the Canucks at -115.

St. Louis has a record of 13-15-4 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 92 goals and given up 108 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-19-0 and an over/under record of 16-14-0. Vancouver has a record of 16-17-4 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 112 goals and surrendered 123 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 16-20-0 while their over/under record is 18-17-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 12-19-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 16-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-20-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/14/18 D Alex Pietrangelo Hand IR (12/14)
11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/19/18 D Troy Stecher Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 11 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 724 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 651 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Blues. He has 13 goals this year with 88 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20.6 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 10 goals on 120 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 32 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 16 goals this season with 99 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jacob Markstrom has 13 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 790 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 714 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Elias Pettersson averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 17 goals on 63 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 112 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 6th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.53% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 27th in the league. The Blues have 30 total points this season, ranking 27th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 92 goals while they've given up 108 goals, which is 10th overall. They have had 101 power play opportunities and scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 10th with 112 goals scored while they are 3rd in the NHL with 123 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.68%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 25th place in the league. The Canucks have a total of 36 points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 22 power play goals on 121 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 1,732 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,855 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 1,297 attempts while they have given up 1,347 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 1,027 face-off wins compared to 932 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 642 hits and they have blocked 508 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 1,065 face-off wins compared to 1,150 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 795 hits and they have blocked 551 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 1,881 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,165 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.9% ranks 27th as they have 1,428 attempts while they have given up 1,614 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -105

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