St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/7/2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, December 7, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +195 and the Jets at -265.

St. Louis has a record of 9-13-4 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 76 goals and given up 88 goals for a point differential of -12. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-17-0 and an over/under record of 12-13-0. Winnipeg has a record of 17-8-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 94 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 17-10-0 while their over/under record is 12-11-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 9-17-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 12-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-10-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/04/18 C Robby Fabbri Shoulder is questionable Wednesday vs Edmonton
12/01/18 D Alex Pietrangelo Hand is questionable Wednesday vs Edmonton
12/01/18 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Edmonton
11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)
11/30/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Concussion is out indefinitely
11/28/18 C Andrew Copp Head IR (11/28)
11/11/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 586 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 527 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Blues. He has 9 goals this year with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 12 goals on 71 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 36 total points this year for the Jets. He has 4 goals this season with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 21.6 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 12 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 628 shots against him and he's surrendered 60 goals. He's made 568 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mark Scheifele averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 16 goals on 78 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 6th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.55% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Blues have 22 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 76 goals while they've given up 88 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 86 power play opportunities and scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 8th with 94 goals scored while they are 23rd in the NHL with 78 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.71%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 10th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 36 points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 24 power play goals on 82 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 1,430 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,534 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 1,067 attempts while they have given up 1,130 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 847 face-off wins compared to 748 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 535 hits and they have blocked 404 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 870 face-off wins compared to 809 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 531 hits and they have blocked 391 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Winnipeg is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 1,589 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,570 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 13th as they have 1,210 attempts while they have given up 1,179 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -265

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