St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/7/2019

Monday, January 7, 2019

Wells Fargo Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, January 7, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +118 and the Flyers at -155.

St. Louis has a record of 16-19-4 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 110 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of -19. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-22-0 and an over/under record of 18-18-0. Philadelphia has a record of 15-20-6 this year. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 116 goals and surrendered 148 for a goal differential of -32. Their record against the spread is 15-25-0 while their over/under record is 22-18-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 16-22-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 18-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-25-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 22-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/05/19 D Joel Edmundson Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia
01/05/19 LW Pat Maroon Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/17/18 GO Anthony Stolarz Lower Body is out 2-4 weeks
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
01/05/19 D Andrew MacDonald Lower Body is questionable Monday vs St. Louis
01/05/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs St. Louis

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 14 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 891 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 800 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Blues. He has 11 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 104 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 46 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 13 goals this season with 125 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Carter Hart has 2 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 151 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 136 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jakub Voracek averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 104 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 132 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 17th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.17% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Blues have 36 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 110 goals while they've given up 129 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 122 power play opportunities and scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flyers are 23rd with 116 goals scored while they are 4th in the NHL with 148 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.90%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Flyers have a total of 36 points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 17 power play goals on 122 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks their power play unit 29th. They've allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 2,164 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,164 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 1,622 attempts while they have given up 1,589 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,230 face-off wins compared to 1,126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 779 hits and they have blocked 575 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,338 face-off wins compared to 1,037 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.3%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 911 hits and they have blocked 586 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Philadelphia is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1% as they've attempted 2,441 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,243 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 7th as they have 1,827 attempts while they have given up 1,657 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis +118

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