St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets Game 1 Tips 4/10/2019

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -115 and the Jets at -105.

St. Louis has a record of 45-28-9 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 244 goals and given up 220 goals for a point differential of +24. For the season they have an ATS record of 45-37-0 and an over/under record of 34-43-0. Winnipeg has a record of 47-30-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 270 goals and surrendered 243 for a goal differential of +27. Their record against the spread is 47-35-0 while their over/under record is 41-34-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 45-37-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 34-43-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 47-35-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 41-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
04/07/19 D Colton Parayko Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Winnipeg
04/07/19 LW Sammy Blais Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Winnipeg
04/07/19 C Tyler Bozak Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

04/07/19 LW Brandon Tanev Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs St. Louis
04/01/19 GO Laurent Brossoit Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 24 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 807 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 748 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 76 total points this season for the Blues. He has 28 goals this year with 234 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 33 goals on 275 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 84 total points this year for the Jets. He has 38 goals this season with 199 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 21.9 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 34 wins and 23 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 2,051 shots against him and he's surrendered 179 goals. He's made 1,872 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Blake Wheeler averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 20 goals on 231 shots. He has 71 assists, giving him a total of 91 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 232 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.37% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 14th in the league. The Blues have 99 total points this season, ranking 12th in the NHL in offense. They are 15th in the league with 244 goals while they've given up 220 goals, which is 26th overall. They have had 237 power play opportunities and scored 50 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 7th with 270 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 243 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.56%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 99 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 62 power play goals on 250 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 249 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7%, as they've attempted 4,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,384 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 3,530 attempts while they have given up 3,246 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th 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 2,450 face-off wins compared to 2,317 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,615 hits and they have blocked 1,138 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets 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 2,463 face-off wins compared to 2,396 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,841 hits and they have blocked 1,187 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Winnipeg is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've attempted 4,663 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,906 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 20th as they have 3,529 attempts while they have given up 3,719 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -105

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