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Ken Hitchcock coached teams are 0-17 with one tie in their last 18 trips to Nashville! That dates back to February 2001. That is a truly bizarre and remarkable stat.
Other stats and trends that favor the Preds:
St. Louis on the road:
10-16 overall
4-16 vs the Western conference
1-7 vs division opponents
0-2 in Nashville
The Blues have scored a total of only 9 goals in their previous 8 division road games!
They have lost all 4 games overall vs the Preds this year and have scored only 5 goals in those 4 games.
Nashville is 13-5 vs Central foes this year including 7-2 at home.
Pekke Rinne vs St. Louis:
12-7 in his career with a 1.85 GAA and a .937 save%
4-0 this year with a 1.20 GAA and a .967 save%
Jaroslav Halak on the road this year:
2-11 overall
0-11 vs the Western conference
0-4 vs division opponents
0-2 in Nashville
The Blues have scored exactly 1 goal in each of the 4 division road games Halak has started. All 4 games were easy winners for the under players (Two 2-1 games and two 3-1 games). St. Louis is 8-24 when scoring 2 or fewer goals in a game.
STL has played 17 road games with Ken Hitchcock as coach. The total has gone over only once! The Blues have not had two games in a row go over the total with Hitchcock as coach. Their game went over last night.............
We all know the Blues have been great at home this year and shitty on the road. Look no further than their top 3 overall point producers;
Their home numbers:
D. Backes 10-18 for 28 points (+22)
TJ Oshie 11-20 for 31 points (+19)
A. Pietrangelo 8-20 for 28 points (+24)
Their road numbers:
D. Backes 7-7 for 14 points (-5)
TJ Oshie 4-4 for 8 points (-7)
A. Pietrangelo 2-4 for 6 points (-7)
D. Backes 10-18 for 28 points (+22)
TJ Oshie 11-20 for 31 points (+19)
A. Pietrangelo 8-20 for 28 points (+24)
Their road numbers:
D. Backes 7-7 for 14 points (-5)
TJ Oshie 4-4 for 8 points (-7)
A. Pietrangelo 2-4 for 6 points (-7)
Vs the Central (15 overall games)
D. Backes 3-5 for 8 points (-5)
TJ Oshie 4-5 for 9 points (-6)
A. Pietrangelo 1-0 for 1 point (-6)
D. Backes 3-5 for 8 points (-5)
TJ Oshie 4-5 for 9 points (-6)
A. Pietrangelo 1-0 for 1 point (-6)
How Alex Pietrangelo has zero assists in 15 division games is almost as bizarre as the Hitchcock stat. No surprise then that STL is 5-10 vs Central rivals.
It also appears to me that David Backes is playing hurt. He has not had any jump for several games now. He has not been his usual physical force in all three zones and his production is way down. If his line doesn't produce, the chances of a Blues win is minimal because Chris Stewart and Patrik Berglund have been awful this year. Throw in injuries to Alex Steen and to a lesser extent, Matt D'Agostini and the Blues scoring woes continue.....
Considering all of the above stats and the fact that STL is B2B and Nashville has been sitting at home preparing for this game, the line is relatively low. You would have to have some big balls to take St. Louis and/or the over in this spot.
However, the games have been very competitive in Nashville and it isn't like the Preds have skated circles around the Blues. It does appear that Rinne is inside the heads of the Blues players though. He has been dominant against them this year.
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