St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 11/16/2018

Friday, November 16, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, November 16, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +140 and the Golden Knights at -155.

St. Louis has a record of 6-7-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 52 goals and given up 52 goals so far this season. For the year they have an ATS record of 6-10-0 and an over/under record of 8-7-0. Vegas is 8-10-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 49 goals and surrendered 54 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 8-11-0 while their over/under record is 7-12-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 6-10-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 8-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-11-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/14/18 C Brayden Schenn Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Vegas
10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Blues. He has 6 goals this year with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 8 goals on 44 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Jake Allen has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 359 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 317 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 14 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 4 goals this season with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 79 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 8 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 399 shots against him and he's surrendered 39 goals. He's made 360 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 15 total points this season, which ranks them 30th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 52 while they've given up 52 goals, ranking them 20th overall. They have had 59 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Blues have allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.77% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 27th in the NHL with a total of 17 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 66 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 55 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 5th in the NHL. As a team, the Golden Knights are 28th in the league with 49 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals, which is 17th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.55%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 866 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 930 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 644 attempts while they have given up 676 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 543 face-off wins compared to 435 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.5%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense St. Louis has 318 hits and they have blocked 254 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.7% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 563 face-off wins compared to 614 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Vegas has 513 hits and they have blocked 270 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.8% as they've attempted 1,270 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 966 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.7% ranks 2nd as they have 911 attempts while they have given up 696 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +140

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