NHL MINNESOTA Matchup 20150420

You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.

NHL : ATS Matchup

Monday 4/20/2015

Line

$ Line

OU Line

Score

ST LOUIS

MINNESOTA

0
Final
3

ST LOUIS (52-25-0-7, 111 pts.) at MINNESOTA (47-29-0-8, 102 pts.)

Monday, 4/20/2015 8:05 PM

Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 3 - Series tied at 1-1

#1 GOALTENDERS: ST LOUIS - BRIAN ELLIOTT, MINNESOTA - DEVAN DUBNYK

Board		Opening		Latest
		Line	Total	Line	Total
53	ST LOUIS	+115	Ov 5,-110	+115	Ov 5,-115
54	MINNESOTA	-135	Un 5,-110	-135	Un 5,-105

	Current ATS/Over-Under FoxSheets
	ATS FoxSheet with Total
	Money Line FoxSheet

ADVANCED TEAM STATS

ST LOUIS - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	52-32-0	+8.6	52-32	+8.6	37-30	3.0	30.7	2.5	27.2
Team Stats (Road Games)	24-17-0	+5.6	24-17	+5.6	17-16	3.0	32.1	2.6	29.5
Last 5 Games	3-2-0	+0.2	3-2	+0.2	2-2	2.4	25.2	1.8	26.4
Playoff Games	1-1-0	-0.4	1-1	-0.4	1-0	3.0	24.0	2.5	27.0
vs. Division	18-13-0	+0.7	18-13	+0.7	12-13	2.7	29.2	2.6	28.5

ST LOUIS Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	84	254	58	96	86	14	20	2583	9.8%	256	57	22.3%	430
Team Stats (Road Games)	41	122	26	50	38	8	11	1317	9.3%	122	31	25.4%	202
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	12	2	4	6	0	1	126	9.5%	14	3	21.4%	20
Team Stats (Playoffs)	2	6	2	0	4	0	1	48	12.5%	5	1	20.0%	10
Team Stats (vs. Division)	31	84	15	39	24	6	8	906	9.3%	97	15	15.5%	135
Stats Against (All Games)		206	55	75	69	7	11	2287	9.0%	262	44	16.8%	349
Stats Against (Road Games)		106	31	40	30	5	4	1208	8.8%	134	23	17.2%	178
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		9	1	3	5	0	2	132	6.8%	15	3	20.0%	17
Stats Against (Playoffs)		5	1	1	3	0	2	54	9.3%	5	2	40.0%	9
Stats Against (vs. Division)		82	25	30	26	1	4	883	9.3%	105	19	18.1%	139

ST LOUIS - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
JAKE ALLEN (All Games)	39	34	961	879	91.5%	1	23-11	+9.6	23-11-0	+11	14-12
JAKE ALLEN (Road Games)	19	17	505	463	91.7%	0	11-6	+4.9	11-6-0	+5	4-7
JAKE ALLEN (vs. Division)	15	13	406	375	92.4%	0	8-5	+1.6	8-5-0	+2	4-6
JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games)	4	4	105	100	95.2%	0	2-2	-0.8	2-2-0	0	1-2
JAKE ALLEN (Playoff Games)	2	2	52	49	94.2%	0	1-1	-0.4	1-1-0	0	1-0
MARTIN BRODEUR (All Games)	7	5	169	152	89.9%	1	2-3	-1	2-3-0	-1	4-1
MARTIN BRODEUR (Road Games)	5	3	119	104	87.4%	0	0-3	-3	0-3-0	-3	3-0
MARTIN BRODEUR (vs. Division)	3	2	50	46	92.0%	1	1-1	0	1-1-0	0	1-1
MARTIN BRODEUR (Last 4 Games)	4	3	96	86	89.6%	1	1-2	-1	1-2-0	-1	2-1
MARTIN BRODEUR (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
BRIAN ELLIOTT (All Games)	46	45	1150	1054	91.7%	5	27-18	+0	27-18-0	0	19-17
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Road Games)	22	21	583	538	92.3%	3	13-8	+3.7	13-8-0	+4	10-9
BRIAN ELLIOTT (vs. Division)	16	16	424	381	89.9%	0	9-7	-1	9-7-0	0	7-6
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Last 4 Games)	4	4	94	81	86.2%	0	2-2	-2	2-2-0	-2	3-0
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	47-37-0	+1.7	47-37	+1.7	31-38	2.8	30.7	2.5	27.5
Team Stats (Home Games)	22-19-0	-7.4	22-19	-7.4	17-16	3.1	31.8	2.5	25.2
Last 5 Games	3-2-0	+2	3-2	+2	3-1	2.6	27.2	2.6	27.6
Playoff Games	1-1-0	+0.1	1-1	+0.1	1-0	2.5	27.0	3.0	24.0
vs. Division	18-13-0	+4.4	18-13	+4.4	13-13	2.9	30.8	2.5	28.8

MINNESOTA Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	84	236	66	72	90	8	15	2576	9.2%	250	41	16.4%	390
Team Stats (Home Games)	41	127	41	41	42	3	6	1305	9.7%	138	27	19.6%	219
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	13	1	4	8	0	3	136	9.6%	11	4	36.4%	25
Team Stats (Playoffs)	2	5	1	1	3	0	2	54	9.3%	5	2	40.0%	9
Team Stats (vs. Division)	31	89	21	30	35	3	5	954	9.3%	94	15	16.0%	148
Stats Against (All Games)		207	53	76	70	8	10	2313	8.9%	239	33	13.8%	354
Stats Against (Home Games)		104	36	29	33	6	5	1035	10.0%	123	15	12.2%	175
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		13	4	3	6	0	1	138	9.4%	10	2	20.0%	20
Stats Against (Playoffs)		6	2	0	4	0	1	48	12.5%	5	1	20.0%	10
Stats Against (vs. Division)		78	16	32	26	4	4	893	8.7%	98	13	13.3%	125

MINNESOTA - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games)	19	14	452	401	88.7%	1	5-9	-4.5	5-9-0	-4	7-5
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Home Games)	10	6	209	187	89.5%	0	2-4	-2.8	2-4-0	-2	3-2
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (vs. Division)	8	6	211	186	88.2%	0	1-5	-4.3	1-5-0	-4	3-2
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Last 4 Games)	4	4	116	100	86.2%	0	0-4	-4	0-4-0	-4	2-2
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
JOHN CURRY (All Games)	2	1	25	20	80.0%	0	0-1	-1.5	0-1-0	-2	1-0
JOHN CURRY (Home Games)	1	1	23	19	82.6%	0	0-1	-1.5	0-1-0	-2	1-0
JOHN CURRY (vs. Division)	1	1	23	19	82.6%	0	0-1	-1.5	0-1-0	-2	1-0
JOHN CURRY (Last 4 Games)	2	1	25	20	80.0%	0	0-1	-1.5	0-1-0	-2	1-0
JOHN CURRY (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games)	60	58	1672	1552	92.8%	3	37-21	+13.8	37-21-0	+12	22-24
DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games)	29	28	776	716	92.3%	2	16-12	-1.9	16-12-0	-2	9-12
DEVAN DUBNYK (vs. Division)	27	26	780	730	93.6%	2	17-9	+9.8	17-9-0	+8	9-12
DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games)	4	4	94	85	90.4%	0	2-2	+0.4	2-2-0	0	2-1
DEVAN DUBNYK (Playoff Games)	2	2	47	42	89.4%	0	1-1	+0.1	1-1-0	0	1-0
JOSH HARDING (All Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
JOSH HARDING (Home Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
JOSH HARDING (vs. Division)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
JOSH HARDING (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
DARCY KUEMPER (All Games)	31	28	718	650	90.5%	2	14-14	-2.4	14-14-0	-1	11-14
DARCY KUEMPER (Home Games)	15	14	286	253	88.5%	2	8-6	-0.8	8-6-0	0	7-6
DARCY KUEMPER (vs. Division)	11	9	250	232	92.8%	1	7-2	+5.5	7-2-0	+6	4-4
DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games)	4	2	83	76	91.6%	0	1-1	+0.2	1-1-0	+1	2-0
DARCY KUEMPER (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0

Average power rating of opponents played: ST LOUIS 3.15, MINNESOTA 3.16

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

ST LOUIS - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
3/24/2015	at PITTSBURGH	3-2	W	0, +105	W	5 ov	P
3/28/2015	COLUMBUS	2-4	L	0, -250	L	5.5 un	O
3/30/2015	VANCOUVER	1-4	L	0, -150	L	5 ov	P
4/2/2015	CALGARY	4-1	W	0, -145	W	5.5 un	U
4/3/2015	at DALLAS	7-5	W	0, -110	W	5.5 un	O
4/5/2015	at CHICAGO	2-1	W	0, +135	W	5 ov	U
4/7/2015	WINNIPEG	0-1	L	0, -140	L	5 ov	U
4/9/2015	CHICAGO	2-1	W	0, -125	W	5 ov	U
4/11/2015	MINNESOTA	4-2	W	0, -160	W	5 ov	O
4/16/2015	MINNESOTA	2-4	L	0, -135	L	5 un	O
4/18/2015	MINNESOTA	4-1	W	0, -130	W	5 un	P
4/20/2015	at MINNESOTA
4/22/2015	at MINNESOTA
4/24/2015	MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
3/24/2015	at NY ISLANDERS	2-1	W	0, +125	W	5.5 un	U
3/27/2015	CALGARY	4-2	W	0, -195	W	5 ov	O
3/28/2015	LOS ANGELES	4-1	W	0, +100	W	5 un	P
4/2/2015	NY RANGERS	2-3	L	0, -135	L	5 ev	P
4/4/2015	DETROIT	2-3	L	0, -155	L	5 ov	P
4/6/2015	WINNIPEG	0-2	L	0, -150	L	5 ov	U
4/7/2015	at CHICAGO	2-1	W	0, +130	W	5 ev	U
4/9/2015	at NASHVILLE	4-2	W	0, +155	W	5 ev	O
4/11/2015	at ST LOUIS	2-4	L	0, +140	L	5 ov	O
4/16/2015	at ST LOUIS	4-2	W	0, +115	W	5 un	O
4/18/2015	at ST LOUIS	1-4	L	0, +110	L	5 un	P
4/20/2015	ST LOUIS
4/22/2015	ST LOUIS
4/24/2015	at ST LOUIS

KEY GAME INFORMATION

ST LOUIS: LAST SEASON: 52-23-7, 111 points. Tied for third overall in Western Conference, lost in first round to Chicago.
COACH: Ken Hitchcock, third full season with Blues. 124-55-20. 657-405-178 overall in 18 seasons, seventh on career win list.
ADDED: C Paul Stastny, C Jori Lehtera, D Carl Gunnarsson, C Colin Fraser, F Robby Fabbri.
LOST: G Ryan Miller, D Roman Polak, F Vladimir Sobotka, F Brenden Morrow.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaden Schwartz. Signing Stastny in free agency creates open ice for everyone else. Schwartz led team at plus-28 last season and scored 25 goals.
OUTLOOK: They've been among the NHL's best regular-season teams the last few seasons, and one of the stingiest, too. Last season they allowed the third-fewest goals, plus defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk are highly productive joining the rush. They appear to have enough firepower to contend for an ever-elusive first Stanley Cup, although as usual there's plenty of competition at the top of the Western Conference.

MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 43-27-12, 98 points. Lost to Chicago 4-2 in Western Conference semifinals after beating Colorado 4-3 in first round.
COACH: Mike Yeo, fourth season, 104-82-26.
ADDED: LW Thomas Vanek, LW Brett Sutter, D Justin Falk, D Stu Bickel.
LOST: RW Dany Heatley, LW Matt Moulson, D Clayton Stoner, C Cody McCormick, LW Mike Rupp.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Vanek signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Wild after spending his first nine NHL seasons in the Eastern Conference, primarily with Buffalo. Vanek will be counted on for a scoring boost for a team that tied for 24th in the NHL in goals per game, but with Zach Parise and former Sabres teammate Jason Pominville among the top six forwards the onus is not all on him.
OUTLOOK: After advancing past the first round for only the second time in franchise history with a dramatic upset of the Central Division champion Avalanche, the Wild are on track for more with the addition of Vanek and the development of young forwards Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Erik Haula and Nino Niederreiter. The goalie situation is the biggest concern, with Niklas Backstrom and Darcy Kuemper returning as the top two after an injury-laden season at the position that forced the Wild to give four different players 19 starts or more in the net.

PREVIEW

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-MINNESOTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Blues-Wild Preview* ====================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

St Louis At Minnesota, Game Three, 8:00 p.m. EDT

Any momentum from a 51-win season and a Central Division title seemed to fade for the St. Louis Blues with a disappointing playoff-opening defeat.

It may have returned when Vladimir Tarasenko took control two days later.

Heading into St. Paul with the first-round series tied at one, the Blues look to both build on Tarasenko's stellar play and continue their physically imposing style Monday night against the Minnesota Wild.

After St. Louis looked uninspired in a 4-2 Game 1 loss, Tarasenko recorded his third career hat trick - first in the postseason - while rookie goaltender Jake Allen stopped 24 shots Saturday in St. Louis' 4-1 win.

"We need him to rise up," coach Ken Hitchcock said of Tarasenko. "For us to have success, our best players have to be significant, and that was a big step today ... We needed more of that and we got it."

Allen, who finished the regular season with a 1.15 goals-against average in his final seven starts and earned the call over Brian Elliott in net, has stopped 49 of 52 shots in his first two playoff games as a starter.

"Very good," Alexander Steen said. "He was unbelievable. He made some key saves at times ... he was fantastic."

The Blues took a far more physical approach to Game 2 as Hitchcock decided to put enforcer Ryan Reaves alongside T.J. Oshie and David Backes to start the first period.

That approach yielded a combined 72 hits after St. Louis had just 47 on Thursday, and is one Devan Dubnyk and the Wild figure to see for the remainder of the series.

"It was a little different than the first game," Dubnyk said. "I'm sure it will continue to become more and more that way as the series goes on, but we know how to play that way and how to handle it and use our speed. We'll keep doing a good job of that."

Dubnyk stopped 23 of 26 shots in Game 2, dropping his save percentage to .909 in five starts this season against the Blues. Only one of those meetings took place in Minnesota - a 6-3 Wild victory on March 21.

Minnesota went 12-5-0 in its first 17 home games following the acquisition of Dubnyk on Jan. 14, but dropped its last three at Xcel Energy Center to finish the season.

"You lose a game and it's frustrating, it's disappointing," coach Mike Yeo said. "We would have loved to win both games (in St. Louis), but when it comes down to it, I think we take confidence that we won the one game and played pretty strong in the second.

"Going back home doesn't guarantee anything either. They're a good team, and we have a lot of respect for them. We know we'll have to be at our best."

Zach Parise has a team-leading 60 points in his playoff career, 21 more than second-place Jason Pominville. He has two assists this series, and scored in three of four regular season matchups with St. Louis.

Last Updated: 4/20/2024 9:10:23 AM EST.