Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues NHL Game Picks 1/19/2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +150 and the Blues at -180.

Ottawa has a record of 18-24-5 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 148 goals and surrendered 180 goals for a point differential of -32. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-29-0 and an over/under record of 29-14-0. St. Louis has a record of 20-21-5 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 128 goals and given up 142 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 20-25-0 while their over/under mark is 19-24-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 18-29-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 29-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 20-25-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 19-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/31/18 D Thomas Chabot Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
01/18/19 D Ben Harpur Upper Body is upgraded to questionable Friday vs Carolina
01/11/19 C Colin White Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/04/19 GO Mike Condon Hip is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/17/19 LW Zach Sanford Head is questionable Saturday vs Ottawa
01/11/19 C Robert Thomas Upper Body IR (01/11)
01/11/19 C Tyler Bozak Upper Body IR (01/11)
01/08/19 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body IR (01/08)

Player Spotlight

Ryan Dzingel has scored 35 total points this year for the Senators. He has 19 goals this season with 106 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Mark Stone averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 21 goals on 112 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Anders Nilsson has 6 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 522 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 472 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has 46 total points this season for the Blues. He has 17 goals this year with 124 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 29 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 161 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 126 shots against him and he's given up 8 goals. He's made 118 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 41 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 148 goals while giving up 180 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 2nd respectively. They have had 139 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Senators have given up 131 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.81% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 23rd in the league with a total of 45 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 141 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Blues are 26th with a total of 128 goals scored while they've given up 142 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.02%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.8%, as they've attempted 2,473 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,168 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.2% as they have 1,867 attempts while they have given up 2,354 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,449 face-off wins compared to 1,467 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 967 hits and they have blocked 814 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 1,429 face-off wins compared to 1,307 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 4th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 920 hits and they have blocked 666 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. St. Louis is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 2,559 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,497 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 11th as they have 1,918 attempts while they have given up 1,831 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +150

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