St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild NHL Game Picks 2/17/2019

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, February 17, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +100 and the Wild 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. Minnesota has a record of 27-25-6 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 164 goals and given up 172 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 27-31-0 while their over/under mark is 26-27-0.

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 Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 27-31-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 26-27-0 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 Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/15/19 C Victor Rask Undisclosed is questionable Sunday vs St. Louis
02/15/19 C Matt Hendricks Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs St. Louis
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season
02/04/19 LW Pontus Aberg Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 46 total points this year for the Blues. He has 24 goals this season with 196 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 18.4 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 14% by tallying 21 goals on 154 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 57 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

Jason Zucker has 29 total points this season for the Wild. He has 14 goals this year with 155 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 23 goals on 186 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 21 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,349 shots against him and he's given up 123 goals. He's made 1,226 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 22nd 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 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 18th in the league with a total of 60 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 173 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 179 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Wild are 25th with a total of 164 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.98%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st 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 14th 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 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 1,773 face-off wins compared to 1,752 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,140 hits and they have blocked 863 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Minnesota is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 3,299 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,265 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 12th as they have 2,478 attempts while they have given up 2,402 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis +100

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