St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +100 and the Avalanche at -120.

St. Louis has a record of 29-22-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 167 goals and surrendered 162 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-27-0 and an over/under record of 24-29-0. Colorado has a record of 23-23-11 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 186 goals and given up 189 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 23-34-0 while their over/under mark is 31-25-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 29-27-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 24-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 23-34-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
02/14/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Colorado
02/14/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is out Saturday vs Colorado
02/14/19 LW Pat Maroon Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Colorado

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 57 total points this year for the Blues. He has 21 goals this season with 154 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 24 goals on 196 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 11 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 349 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 325 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 75 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 29 goals this year with 247 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 21.9 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 24 goals on 144 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,097 shots against him and he's given up 104 goals. He's made 993 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 63 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 167 goals while giving up 162 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 26th respectively. They have had 162 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the league. The Blues have given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.51% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 21st in the league with a total of 57 points this season. They have 47 power play goals on 207 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 204 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 9th with a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 189 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.03%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 3,142 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,032 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,376 attempts while they have given up 2,217 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,731 face-off wins compared to 1,602 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,100 hits and they have blocked 815 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,655 face-off wins compared to 1,767 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,145 hits and they have blocked 867 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 3,352 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,301 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 15th as they have 2,478 attempts while they have given up 2,434 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +100

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