St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks NHL Tips 3/6/2019

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Honda Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -155 and the Ducks at +130.

St. Louis has a record of 34-25-6 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 186 goals and given up 180 goals for a point differential of +6. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-31-0 and an over/under record of 26-35-0. Anaheim has a record of 25-32-9 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -60. Their record against the spread is 25-41-0 while their over/under record is 22-41-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 34-31-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 26-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-41-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-41-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/04/19 C Brayden Schenn Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Anaheim
03/04/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Anaheim
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

03/04/19 LW Nick Ritchie Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Arizona
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 15 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 508 shots against him and he's given up 34 goals. He's made 474 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 63 total points this season for the Blues. He has 24 goals this year with 180 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 27 goals on 227 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Adam Henrique has scored 32 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 12 goals this season with 100 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. John Gibson has 18 wins and 20 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,493 shots against him and he's surrendered 126 goals. He's made 1,367 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Rickard Rakell averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 9 goals on 142 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 194 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 12th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.03% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Blues have 74 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 21st in the league with 186 goals while they've given up 180 goals, which is 25th overall. They have had 193 power play opportunities and scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 31st with 141 goals scored while they are 15th in the NHL with 201 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.70%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Ducks have a total of 59 points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 26 power play goals on 172 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 28th. They've allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 3,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,501 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 2,777 attempts while they have given up 2,574 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,983 face-off wins compared to 1,861 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,280 hits and they have blocked 927 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,966 face-off wins compared to 1,823 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,498 hits and they have blocked 967 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 3,562 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,100 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.8% ranks 30th as they have 2,644 attempts while they have given up 3,133 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +130

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