St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Point Spread Picks 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +155 and the Lightning at -190.

St. Louis has a record of 24-22-5 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 146 goals and given up 153 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-25-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 39-11-3 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 207 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of +58. Their record against the spread is 39-13-0 while their over/under record is 27-23-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 23-27-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 22-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 39-13-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 27-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/31/19 LW David Perron Upper Body IR (01/31)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 242 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 223 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Blues. He has 18 goals this year with 177 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 18.5 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 14% by scoring 20 goals on 144 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 81 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 22 goals this season with 145 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 59 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 21 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,023 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 947 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 31 goals on 136 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 161 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 21st in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.17% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Blues have 53 total points this season, ranking 20th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 146 goals while they've given up 153 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 147 power play opportunities and scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with 207 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 149 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.94%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 5th place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 81 points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 51 power play goals on 175 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 2,853 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,737 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,148 attempts while they have given up 2,006 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,580 face-off wins compared to 1,454 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,020 hits and they have blocked 731 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,618 face-off wins compared to 1,576 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,346 hits and they have blocked 744 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 3,114 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,041 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 12th as they have 2,370 attempts while they have given up 2,297 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -190

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