St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 2/9/2018

Friday, February 9, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The St. Louis Blues head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, February 9, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +104 and the Jets at -115.

St. Louis has a record of 32-20-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-9-3-0. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have tallied 155 goals and surrendered 140 goals for a point differential of +15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-23-0 and an over/under record of 21-34-0. Winnipeg has a record of 32-13-9 including 20-3-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 176 goals and have given up 143 for a goal differential of +33. Their record against the spread is 32-22-0 while their over/under mark is 26-26-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 32-23-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 21-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 32-22-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 26-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/28/17 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body IR (12/27)
02/06/18 LW Matt Hendricks Upper Body is "?" Friday vs St Louis
02/05/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (02/01)
02/05/18 LW Brandon Tanev Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Ankle IR (01/25)
01/22/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body IR (01/12)
01/19/18 GO Steve Mason Concussion IR (01/11)

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 47 total points this year for the Blues. He has 21 goals this season with 217 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 21 goals on 139 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the year. Carter Hutton has 14 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 596 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 562 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has 39 total points this season for the Jets. He has 20 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 153 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 28 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,321 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 1,221 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 67 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 155 goals while giving up 140 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 27th respectively. They have had 175 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the league. The Blues have given up 164 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.42% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 4th in the league with a total of 73 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 187 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 185 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Jets are 5th with a total of 176 goals scored while they've given up 143 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.23%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has a Corsi percentage of 51.2% as they've tried 3,301 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,144 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 14th in Corsi percentage. They are 8th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.4% as they have 2,510 shots while they've given up 2,282 attempts on defense. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the year. That puts them 17th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,667 face-off wins as opposed to 1,663 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 19th overall in the NHL. On defense St. Louis has 1,237 hits and they've blocked 862 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 3rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 11th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,752 face-off wins as opposed to 1,590 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,186 hits and they've blocked 841 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've tried 3,139 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,202 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 18th in the NHL at 50.1%, as they have 2,375 shots while they've given up 2,361 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +104

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