Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks Against the Spread 4/6/2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +255 and the Blues at -360.

Vancouver has a record of 35-35-10 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 215 goals and given up 243 goals for a point differential of -28. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-45-0 and an over/under record of 31-45-0. St. Louis is 43-28-9 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 235 goals and surrendered 215 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 43-37-0 while their over/under record is 33-42-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 35-45-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 31-45-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 43-37-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 33-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/26/19 C Tyler Motte Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 LW Antoine Roussel Knee is out for season
02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
04/04/19 LW Sammy Blais Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver
03/23/19 D Joel Edmundson Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 27 goals this year with 222 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Brock Boeser averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 26 goals on 200 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 28 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,863 shots against him and he's given up 163 goals. He's made 1,700 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 74 total points this year for the Blues. He has 27 goals this season with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Brayden Schenn averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 151 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Jordan Binnington has 22 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 753 shots against him and he's surrendered 54 goals. He's made 699 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 80 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 24th in the league in goals scored with 215 while they've given up 243 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 246 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Canucks have allowed 249 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.05% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 12th in the NHL with a total of 95 points this year. They have 47 power play goals on 230 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 15th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 225 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 7th in the NHL. As a team, the Blues are 18th in the league with 235 goals scored while they've given up 215 goals, which is 26th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.28%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 4,474 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,751 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 3,357 attempts while they have given up 3,541 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 2,375 face-off wins compared to 2,419 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,791 hits and they have blocked 1,210 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 2,416 face-off wins compared to 2,288 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,602 hits and they have blocked 1,123 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've attempted 4,622 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,335 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 7th as they have 3,487 attempts while they have given up 3,212 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +255

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