St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/29/2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

Madison Square Garden

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The St. Louis Blues head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Friday, March 29, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -175 and the Rangers at +145.

St. Louis has a record of 41-27-8 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 225 goals and surrendered 204 goals for a point differential of +21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 41-35-0 and an over/under record of 31-40-0. New York has a record of 29-34-13 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 205 goals and given up 252 for a goal differential of -47. Their record against the spread is 29-46-0 while their over/under mark is 36-35-0.

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 York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 29-46-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 36-35-0 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 York Rangers Injuries

03/27/19 LW Chris Kreider Lower Body is questionable Friday vs St. Louis
03/27/19 D Marc Staal Lower Body is questionable Friday vs St. Louis
03/22/19 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body is out for season

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has 70 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 30 goals this year with 224 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Jimmy Vesey averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 16 goals on 144 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,628 shots against him and he's given up 151 goals. He's made 1,477 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 90 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 225 goals while giving up 204 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 27th respectively. They have had 224 power play chances and scored 46 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the league. The Blues have given up 217 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.40% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 27th in the league with a total of 71 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 219 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 245 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 24th with a total of 205 goals scored while they've given up 252 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.21%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

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 Rangers are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 2,053 face-off wins compared to 2,270 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,976 hits and they have blocked 1,123 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 3,990 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,629 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.3% ranks 29th as they have 3,019 attempts while they have given up 3,506 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis -175

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