St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils Hockey Betting Tips 3/30/2019

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Prudential Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -175 and the Devils at +145.

St. Louis has a record of 41-27-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 225 goals and given up 204 goals for a point differential of +21. For the season they have an ATS record of 41-35-0 and an over/under record of 31-40-0. New Jersey has a record of 29-39-9 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 208 goals and surrendered 256 for a goal differential of -48. Their record against the spread is 29-48-0 while their over/under record is 38-36-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 41-35-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 31-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 29-48-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 38-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/23/19 D Joel Edmundson Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/27/19 RW Nathan Bastian Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Detroit
03/25/19 D Sami Vatanen Illness is questionable Friday vs Detroit
03/07/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 21 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 703 shots against him and he's given up 49 goals. He's made 654 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Schenn has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Blues. He has 15 goals this year with 139 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 27 goals on 211 shots. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 71 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Travis Zajac has scored 42 total points this year for the Devils. He has 17 goals this season with 111 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Cory Schneider has 6 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Devils. He has 666 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 602 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Damon Severson averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 135 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 217 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 8th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.40% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 13th in the league. The Blues have 90 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 18th in the league with 225 goals while they've given up 204 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 224 power play opportunities and scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Devils are 24th with 208 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 256 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.93%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 29th place in the league. The Devils have a total of 67 points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 42 power play goals on 238 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 246 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4%, as they've attempted 4,307 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,076 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 3,252 attempts while they have given up 3,011 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 2,281 face-off wins compared to 2,148 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,522 hits and they have blocked 1,065 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 2,280 face-off wins compared to 2,349 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,770 hits and they have blocked 1,093 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 4,064 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,505 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 23rd as they have 3,175 attempts while they have given up 3,412 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -175

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