St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 3/7/2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Staples Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, March 7, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -150 and the Kings at +125.

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. Los Angeles has a record of 24-34-8 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 157 goals and surrendered 207 for a goal differential of -50. Their record against the spread is 24-41-0 while their over/under record is 32-32-0.

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 Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 24-41-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 32-32-0 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 Los Angeles Kings Injuries

02/16/19 D Alec Martinez Upper Body is out 1-2 weeks

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%. Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Blues. He has 27 goals this year with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 24 goals on 180 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 48 total points this year for the Kings. He has 19 goals this season with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Jonathan Quick has 12 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 1,058 shots against him and he's surrendered 115 goals. He's made 943 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Dustin Brown averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 16 goals on 134 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 38 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 22nd in the league with 186 goals while they've given up 180 goals, which is 26th 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 Kings are 30th with 157 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 207 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.35%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Kings have a total of 56 points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 28 power play goals on 180 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 193 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 30th 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 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 25th 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 7th in the NHL. They have 1,948 face-off wins compared to 1,926 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,505 hits and they have blocked 943 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Los Angeles is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 3,565 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,859 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 27th as they have 2,640 attempts while they have given up 2,916 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +125

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