Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues NHL Parlay 4/1/2019

Monday, April 1, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Monday, April 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +148 and the Blues at -200.

Colorado has a record of 36-29-13 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 245 goals and surrendered 233 goals for a point differential of +12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 36-42-0 and an over/under record of 38-39-0. St. Louis has a record of 42-28-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 230 goals and given up 210 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 42-36-0 while their over/under mark is 32-41-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 36-42-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 38-39-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 42-36-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 32-41-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/30/19 RW Mikko Rantanen Upper Body is doubtful Monday vs St. Louis
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/23/19 D Joel Edmundson Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,438 shots against him and he's surrendered 130 goals. He's made 1,308 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Tyson Barrie has scored 56 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 207 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 44 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 39 goals on 348 attempts. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 95 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has 49 total points this season for the Blues. He has 15 goals this year with 143 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Jordan Binnington has 21 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 727 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 675 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 27 goals on 219 attempts. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have given up 265 power play opportunities and surrendered 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 26th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.60% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Avalanche are 17th overall with 85 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 245 goals and 16th in goals allowed with 233. They've had 276 power play chances and scored 62 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 18th with a total of 230 goals scored while they are 27th with 210 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th in the league. The Blues have a total of 92 points this season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have had 46 power play goals on 226 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th overall. They've given up 222 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 4,531 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,628 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50% as they have 3,377 attempts while they have given up 3,377 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 2,248 face-off wins compared to 2,415 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,634 hits and they have blocked 1,251 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 2,325 face-off wins compared to 2,194 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,554 hits and they have blocked 1,091 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've attempted 4,451 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,180 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 7th as they have 3,359 attempts while they have given up 3,089 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis -200 and over 5.5 total goals

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