Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +110 and the Blues at -140.

Vegas has a record of 5-6-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 27 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-6-0 and an over/under record of 4-7-0. St. Louis has a record of 3-4-3 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 36 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 3-7-0 while their over/under record is 6-3-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 5-6-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 4-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 3-7-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 6-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/31/18 LW Max Pacioretty Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
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)

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/31/18 LW Alexander Steen Neck is questionable Thursday vs Vegas
10/31/18 C Robby Fabbri Groin is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Vegas
10/27/18 GO Jake Allen Undisclosed injured last game, is questionable Thursday vs Vegas
10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
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

Player Spotlight

Marc-Andre Fleury has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 233 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 209 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jon Marchessault has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this year with 52 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 3 goals on 18 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 14 total points this year for the Blues. He has 3 goals this season with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jake Allen has 3 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 261 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 228 saves for a save percentage of 87%. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 5 goals on 45 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 13th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.59% for the season. They allow 24 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Golden Knights have 11 total points this season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They are 30th in the league with 27 goals while they've given up 34 goals, which is 19th overall. They have had 41 power play opportunities and scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 15th with 36 goals scored while they are 9th in the NHL with 39 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.88%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%, putting them in 29th place in the league. The Blues have a total of 9 points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 13 power play goals on 44 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.3%, as they've attempted 810 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 555 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 57.9% as they have 569 attempts while they have given up 413 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 61.2% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 38.8% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 361 face-off wins compared to 377 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Vegas has 331 hits and they have blocked 142 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 349 face-off wins compared to 279 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.6%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 210 hits and they have blocked 159 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. St. Louis is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 573 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 575 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 9th as they have 441 attempts while they have given up 416 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -140

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