St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins Game 5 Parlay 6/6/2019

Thursday, June 6, 2019

TD Garden

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TD Garden is the venue where David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins will play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. St. Louis tied the series at 2 apiece with a 4-2 win in Game 4. Ryan O'Reilly scored 2 goals for the Blues and Jordan Binnington rebounded from an awful Game 3 to stop 21 shots and hold the Bruins to 2 goals. The Blues open Game 5 at +112 while the Bruins are coming in at -148. The total is set at 5. The Blues have been solid for NHL wagerers, having gone 42-37 SU. The Bruins cover 59.5% of the time, going 47-32 straight up.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The Blues have been a bad Over bet for over/under hockey bettors, having gone 34-44-4.

St. Louis covers 51.2% of the time as the road team, having gone 21-20 straight up.

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

Boston covers 71.8% of the time at TD Garden, going 28-11 SU.

The Bruins have been a bad Over bet for over/under hockey bettors, having gone 34-44-4.

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
06/03/19 C Robert Thomas Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Boston

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

06/03/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
06/03/19 D Zdeno Chara Facial injured last game, is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
05/15/19 RW Chris Wagner Arm is out indefinitely
04/20/19 D Kevan Miller Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 24 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 807 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 748 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Jaden Schwartz has scored 36 total points this year for the Blues. He has 11 goals this season with 183 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 17 goals on 159 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has 81 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 38 goals this year with 235 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Tuukka Rask has 27 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,245 shots against him and he's given up 109 goals. He's made 1,136 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brad Marchand averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 36 goals on 231 attempts. He has 64 assists, giving him a total of 100 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have given up 232 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.37% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 14th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blues are 12th overall with 99 total points this year. They are 15th in the league with 244 goals and 26th in goals allowed with 220. They've had 237 power play chances and scored 50 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 11th with a total of 257 goals scored while they are 28th with 212 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 7th in the league. The Bruins have a total of 107 points this season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have had 65 power play goals on 251 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd overall. They've given up 244 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7%, as they've attempted 4,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,384 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 3,530 attempts while they have given up 3,246 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,450 face-off wins compared to 2,317 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,615 hits and they have blocked 1,138 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 2,454 face-off wins compared to 2,385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,876 hits and they have blocked 1,050 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 4,846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,374 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.9% ranks 5th as they have 3,732 attempts while they have given up 3,324 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis +112 and over 5 total goals

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