Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues NHL Betting Tips 2/9/2019

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Nashville Predators head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, February 9, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -115 and the Blues at -105.

Nashville has a record of 33-19-4 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 174 goals and surrendered 143 goals for a point differential of +31. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-23-0 and an over/under record of 25-27-0. St. Louis has a record of 25-22-5 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 147 goals and given up 153 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 24-27-0 while their over/under mark is 22-26-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 32-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 25-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 24-27-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 22-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed IR (12/27)
02/07/19 C Nick Bonino Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
02/08/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Nashville
01/31/19 LW David Perron Upper Body IR (01/31)

Player Spotlight

Mattias Ekholm has scored 38 total points this year for the Predators. He has 6 goals this season with 94 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 23.2 minutes played per contest. Roman Josi averages 25.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by tallying 10 goals on 192 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,029 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 941 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has 53 total points this season for the Blues. He has 20 goals this year with 144 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 18 goals on 179 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 274 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 255 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 70 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 174 goals while giving up 143 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 28th respectively. They have had 187 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the league. The Predators have given up 172 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.56% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 7th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 19th in the league with a total of 55 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 150 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 163 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Blues are 27th with a total of 147 goals scored while they've given up 153 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.01%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9%, as they've attempted 3,357 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,990 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.9% as they have 2,524 attempts while they have given up 2,248 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,774 face-off wins compared to 1,661 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,008 hits and they have blocked 742 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 1,601 face-off wins compared to 1,481 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,039 hits and they have blocked 746 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. St. Louis is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 2,908 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,801 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 8th as they have 2,196 attempts while they have given up 2,055 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis -105

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