St. Louis at Washington NHL Game Picks 1/14/2019

Monday, January 14, 2019

Capital One Arena

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The St. Louis Blues head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Monday, January 14, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +170 and the Capitals at -205.

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 18-24-0 and an over/under record of 19-21-0. Washington has a record of 27-12-5 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 154 goals and given up 128 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 27-16-0 while their over/under mark is 22-18-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 18-24-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 19-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 27-16-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals 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
01/12/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Undisclosed 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 Washington Capitals Injuries

12/14/18 D Christian Djoos Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/13/19 GO Braden Holtby Upper Body left last game, is questionable Monday vs St. Louis

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 27 total points this year for the Blues. He has 14 goals this season with 155 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 16 goals on 114 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 42 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

Nicklas Backstrom has 45 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 11 goals this year with 86 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Alex Ovechkin averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 32 goals on 176 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 957 shots against him and he's given up 84 goals. He's made 873 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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 26th 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 17th 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 Capitals are 5th in the league with a total of 59 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 134 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 158 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Capitals are 6th with a total of 154 goals scored while they've given up 128 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.85%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 13th 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 19th 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 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,209 face-off wins compared to 1,397 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.4%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 977 hits and they have blocked 679 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 2,499 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,645 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 21st as they have 1,883 attempts while they have given up 1,966 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis +170

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