St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars NHL Picks 2/21/2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -105 and the Stars at -115.

St. Louis has a record of 31-22-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 174 goals and given up 162 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-27-0 and an over/under record of 24-32-0. Dallas is 29-24-5 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 145 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 29-30-0 while their over/under record is 17-35-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 32-27-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 24-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 29-30-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 17-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)
02/19/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Dallas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19); is out for season
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
02/19/19 GO Ben Bishop Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
02/19/19 LW Blake Comeau Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
01/31/19 C Tyler Pitlick Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Blues. He has 22 goals this year with 159 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 26 goals on 206 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Jordan Binnington has 12 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 380 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 356 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 54 total points this year for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 228 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 19 goals on 132 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Anton Khudobin has 10 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 761 shots against him and he's surrendered 60 goals. He's made 701 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 67 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 18th in the league in goals scored with 174 while they've given up 162 goals, ranking them 26th overall. They have had 171 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Blues have allowed 181 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 19th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.57% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 13th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 18th in the NHL with a total of 63 points this year. They have 30 power play goals on 150 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 173 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Stars are 29th in the league with 145 goals scored while they've given up 149 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.31%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 3,250 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,148 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 2,455 attempts while they have given up 2,307 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 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,789 face-off wins compared to 1,655 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,132 hits and they have blocked 841 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 1,796 face-off wins compared to 1,651 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,299 hits and they have blocked 885 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Dallas is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2% as they've attempted 3,155 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,397 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.4% ranks 23rd as they have 2,353 attempts while they have given up 2,512 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -105

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