St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators NHL Betting Tips 3/14/2019

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The St. Louis Blues head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -185 and the Senators at +155.

St. Louis has a record of 36-26-7 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 198 goals and surrendered 190 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 36-32-0 and an over/under record of 27-37-0. Ottawa has a record of 23-41-6 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 205 goals and given up 260 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 23-47-0 while their over/under mark is 37-28-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 36-32-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 27-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 23-47-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 37-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/12/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Ottawa
03/12/19 LW Pat Maroon Leg is questionable Thursday vs Ottawa
03/11/19 RW Vladimir Tarasenko Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
03/12/19 D Christian Jaros Hamstring is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis
03/12/19 C Colin White Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs St. Louis

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has scored 44 total points this year for the Blues. He has 13 goals this season with 122 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 26 goals on 192 attempts. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 16 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 556 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 516 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Chris Tierney has 43 total points this season for the Senators. He has 8 goals this year with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Thomas Chabot averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 13 goals on 164 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 1,499 shots against him and he's given up 145 goals. He's made 1,354 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 79 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 198 goals while giving up 190 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 26th respectively. They have had 206 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the league. The Blues have given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 31st in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 38 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 189 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Senators are 18th with a total of 205 goals scored while they've given up 260 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.79%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 3,941 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,704 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 2,967 attempts while they have given up 2,725 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th 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 2,089 face-off wins compared to 1,968 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,370 hits and they have blocked 979 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 2,094 face-off wins compared to 2,085 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,511 hits and they have blocked 1,191 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45% as they've attempted 3,789 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,622 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.4% ranks 31st as they have 2,856 attempts while they have given up 3,431 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +155

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