Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues Expert NHL Picks 3/21/2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +215 and the Blues at -265.

Detroit has a record of 26-37-10 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 195 goals and surrendered 244 goals for a point differential of -49. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-47-0 and an over/under record of 34-36-0. St. Louis has a record of 38-27-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 213 goals and given up 198 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 37-35-0 while their over/under mark is 28-39-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 25-47-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 34-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 37-35-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 28-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/19/19 D Mike Green Illness is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
03/18/19 D Jonathan Ericsson Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
03/18/19 LW Justin Abdelkader Foot is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/19/19 D Joel Edmundson Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Detroit
03/17/19 LW Sammy Blais Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Detroit
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 62 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 27 goals this season with 252 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 28 goals on 194 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 19 wins and 20 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,487 shots against him and he's surrendered 137 goals. He's made 1,350 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has 69 total points this season for the Blues. He has 26 goals this year with 204 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 133 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 18 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 614 shots against him and he's given up 43 goals. He's made 571 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 62 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 195 goals while giving up 244 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 4th respectively. They have had 197 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 220 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.11% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 14th in the league with a total of 84 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 219 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 212 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Blues are 19th with a total of 213 goals scored while they've given up 198 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3%, as they've attempted 3,912 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,354 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.5% as they have 2,946 attempts while they have given up 3,388 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,315 face-off wins compared to 2,235 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,573 hits and they have blocked 966 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,201 face-off wins compared to 2,064 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,461 hits and they have blocked 1,017 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. St. Louis is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 4,169 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,894 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 8th as they have 3,149 attempts while they have given up 2,877 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +215

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