The St. Louis Blues (-130) will be hoping to halt their losing run when they are on the road to take on the Philadelphia Flyers (+110) at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday. The total is 6.5 (O: -110, U: -110)St. Louis (3-7-0) is playing on back-to-back days after suffering a 3-1 loss against the Bruins yesterday, their seventh defeat in a row.
The Blues conceded two power play goals while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities. Brayden Schenn scored the lone goal for the Blues. Jordan Binnington saved 34 of 37 shots in the loss.Philadelphia (6-3-2) beat the Senators 2-1 on Saturday. Zack MacEwen and Kevin Hayes both scored once for the Flyers. Carter Hart saved 33 of 34 shots in the win (.970%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 5-2 victory for the Flyers in March. Four players had two points for Philadelphia. Alexey Toropchenko and Vladimir Tarasenko were on the scoresheet for St. Louis. Martin Jones got the win, saving 26 of 28 shots (.928%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 2.20 goals per game so far this season, worst in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 2.55 goals a game (6th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.55 times a game on average, 30th in the league, and will be looking to capitalize on the Blues’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score 3.80 goals per game (28th).
Philadelphia averages fewer shots per game (26.6) than most teams in the league, ranking 30th. With an average of 29.2 attempts, St. Louis ranks 26th.Power play opportunities are likely to be plentiful for the Blues, as the Flyers have been penalized 5.09 times a game, second-most in the NHL, for an average of 13.27 minutes (second-highest). The visitors are averaging 2.90 penalties (2nd-fewest in the league) and 6.10 penalty minutes a game (2nd-fewest).
The Blues’ 22.22% power play percentage ranks 14th in the league, while the Flyers are 19th with a conversion rate of 20.00%. While strong on the power play, St. Louis has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s fifth-lowest PK% at 69.57%. Philadelphia’s 82.05% ranks eighth in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Justin Faulk and Schenn are the top skaters for the Blues this season with 10 points each. Both have three goals and seven assists in 10 games. Tarasenko (9 points) has been another offensive leader for St. Louis, scoring four and assisting five.
In the net, Thomas Greiss (0-2-0) is St. Louis’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.29 GAA and a .915% save percentage. Binnington (3-4-0) leads the Blues in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.40 and a save percentage of .879%.
Travis Konecny and Hayes lead the Flyers in scoring with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Konecny has four goals and eight assists, while Hayes has two goals and nine assists. Hart (6-0-2) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 1.97, third-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .946%, second-best.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is looking to avoid a fourth successive loss away from Enterprise Center this season. Philadelphia is 3-1-1 at home this season. Meanwhile, the Blues are 0-1 without a day off and 0-1 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Flyers are 0-1 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Under 6.5 Goals (-110)
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