St. Louis at New York Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 1/15/2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Barclays Center

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The St. Louis Blues head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +135 and the Islanders at -177.

St. Louis has a record of 19-20-4 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 121 goals and surrendered 134 goals for a point differential of -13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-24-0 and an over/under record of 19-22-0. New York has a record of 25-15-4 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 134 goals and given up 117 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 25-19-0 while their over/under mark is 16-25-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 19-24-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 19-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 25-19-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 16-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/12/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Illness is questionable Monday vs Washington
01/11/19 C Robert Thomas Upper Body IR (01/11)
01/11/19 C Tyler Bozak Upper Body IR (01/11)
01/08/19 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body IR (01/08)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/19/18 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/19)
10/04/18 RW Matt Lorito Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 LW Andrew Ladd Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 42 total points this year for the Blues. He has 16 goals this season with 114 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 14 goals on 155 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 101 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 95 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has 34 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 16 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. Josh Bailey averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 10 goals on 73 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 649 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 601 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 42 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 121 goals while giving up 134 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 16th respectively. They have had 133 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the league. The Blues have given up 142 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.16% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 12th in the league with a total of 54 points this season. They have 22 power play goals on 131 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 130 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Islanders are 17th with a total of 134 goals scored while they've given up 117 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.77%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 2,382 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,351 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 1,786 attempts while they have given up 1,721 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,341 face-off wins compared to 1,240 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 851 hits and they have blocked 630 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,208 face-off wins compared to 1,280 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense New York has 1,083 hits and they have blocked 683 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. New York is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2% as they've attempted 2,292 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,567 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 24th as they have 1,711 attempts while they have given up 1,884 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +135

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