St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers NHL Game Picks 2/5/2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
BB&T Center
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The St. Louis Blues head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -105 and the Panthers at -115.
St. Louis has a record of 23-22-5 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 143 goals and surrendered 151 goals for a point differential of -8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-25-0. Florida has a record of 21-21-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 156 goals and given up 175 for a goal differential of -19. Their record against the spread is 21-29-0 while their over/under mark is 26-18-0.
Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends
The St. Louis Blues are 23-27-0 straight up this year
The St. Louis Blues are 22-25-0 against the over/under this season
Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends
The Florida Panthers are 21-29-0 straight up this year
The Florida Panthers are 26-18-0 against the over/under this season
Key St. Louis Blues Injuries
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/31/19 LW David Perron Upper Body IR (01/31)
Key Florida Panthers Injuries
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/02/19 C Derick Brassard Upper Body is questionable
Player Spotlight
Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 35 total points this year for the Blues. He has 18 goals this season with 173 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 19 goals on 143 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 218 shots against him and he's surrendered 17 goals. He's made 201 stops for a save percentage of 92%.
Player Spotlight
Aleksander Barkov has 49 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 18 goals this year with 124 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 22.9 minutes played per contest. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 18 goals on 132 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 698 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 625 saves for a save percentage of 90%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Blues have 51 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 143 goals while giving up 151 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 21st respectively. They have had 146 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the league. The Blues have given up 158 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.18% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.
Useful Team Statistics
The Panthers are 26th in the league with a total of 50 points this season. They have 46 power play goals on 175 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 142 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 15th with a total of 156 goals scored while they've given up 175 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.30%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.
Advanced Statistics
St. Louis is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 2,803 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,684 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,105 attempts while they have given up 1,968 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,556 face-off wins compared to 1,422 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,005 hits and they have blocked 716 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Panthers are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,535 face-off wins compared to 1,619 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Florida has 1,090 hits and they have blocked 670 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 2,931 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,799 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 10th as they have 2,243 attempts while they have given up 2,129 shots on the defensive end.
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