Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and the Carolina Hurricanes will face off against Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O’Reilly, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in an East-West tilt. The match gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 6 and it can be viewed live on Fox Sports Midwest.
Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues Odds
St. Louis (-115) is currently favored over Carolina (-105) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-120 for the over, +100 for the under).
Carolina is 6-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Nine of its outings have gone under the total, while five have gone over and none have pushed. The Canes are 3-4 SU on the road in 2018-19.
The Hurricanes have found the net on 11.8 percent of their power play chances so far. That’s a fairly big drop-off from last year, when they were ranked 22nd in the NHL by scoring on 18.3 percent of their extra-man advantages. Their penalty kill has fallen off drastically since last year, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 77.5 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 24th overall last year) to 69.4 percent this year..
Averaging 20.3 saves per game with a .880 save percentage, Petr Mrazek (3-5-2) has been the top option in goal for Carolina this year. If Carolina decides to rest him, however, the team might roll with Curtis McElhinney (3-1 record, .892 save percentage, 2.76 goals against average).
St. Louis is 4-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 12 regular season matches, eight of its games have gone over the total, while three have gone under and just one has pushed. This year, the team is 3-5 SU at home.
The Blues currently have the second-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve converted on 31.9 percent of their extra-man opportunities this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen (27.2 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in the crease for the Blues. Allen has four wins, seven losses, and three OT losses and has recorded a subpar .879 save percentage and 3.99 goals against average this year.
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After registering a 3-3 record in games decided by a shootout last season, the Hurricanes are off to a 1-0 start in shootouts this year. The Blues went 3-0 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
For both of these teams, the total has gone over in each of their past five games.
Carolina skaters notched 19.5 hits per game last season, while the Blue Notes forced 23.1 hits per contest.
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