St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/9/2019

Saturday, March 9, 2019

SAP Center

Get todays NHL hockey odds on this game.

The St. Louis Blues travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +130 and the Sharks at -175.

St. Louis has a record of 36-25-6 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 195 goals and given up 184 goals for a point differential of +11. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-31-0 and an over/under record of 27-36-0. San Jose has a record of 40-19-8 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 243 goals and surrendered 205 for a goal differential of +38. Their record against the spread is 40-27-0 while their over/under record is 39-26-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 36-31-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 27-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 40-27-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 39-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/07/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs San Jose
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/07/19 LW Evander Kane Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
02/28/19 D Erik Karlsson Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 16 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 535 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 497 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 66 total points this season for the Blues. He has 26 goals this year with 187 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 40 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 28 goals on 235 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 59 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 23 goals this season with 163 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 32 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,427 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,282 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brent Burns averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 13 goals on 248 shots. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 200 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 12th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.18% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Blues have 78 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 19th in the league with 195 goals while they've given up 184 goals, which is 25th overall. They have had 201 power play opportunities and scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 2nd with 243 goals scored while they are 15th in the NHL with 205 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.78%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 29th place in the league. The Sharks have a total of 88 points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 49 power play goals on 195 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 3,813 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,616 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 2,873 attempts while they have given up 2,660 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,038 face-off wins compared to 1,932 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,330 hits and they have blocked 956 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,991 face-off wins compared to 1,922 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,246 hits and they have blocked 899 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.8% as they've attempted 4,151 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,559 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.3% ranks 3rd as they have 3,155 attempts while they have given up 2,660 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -175

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Tony Sink