PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's Total of the Week
(NHL) St. Louis vs. NY Rangers,
Total: 5.00 | -102.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 5.00 | -102.00 Over
Result: Loss
Can you see six goals being scored in this matchup? I sure can't. Not against these goalies - Jake Allen of the Blues and Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers.
Lundqvist has helped New York post the lowest goal against average in the NHL at 1.6. The Blues are fourth in GAA at 2.1. Lundqvist hasn't lost in his last six starts with a 1.15 GAA during this span.
Yet Allen has been ever hotter! He's 6-1 during his last seven starts with a 0.88 GAA and.971 save percentage during this time frame. Both teams are among the best in penalty killing, too, with the Rangers killing off 32 of their last 34 penalties during their last 11 games.
The oddsmaker can't really put out a 4 1/2 total because of overtime. So the under has really cashed a lot lately with these two teams. The Blues are 7-1-1 under in their last nine games while the Rangers are 8-1-3 to the under during their last 12 games.
Lundqvist has helped New York post the lowest goal against average in the NHL at 1.6. The Blues are fourth in GAA at 2.1. Lundqvist hasn't lost in his last six starts with a 1.15 GAA during this span.
Yet Allen has been ever hotter! He's 6-1 during his last seven starts with a 0.88 GAA and.971 save percentage during this time frame. Both teams are among the best in penalty killing, too, with the Rangers killing off 32 of their last 34 penalties during their last 11 games.
The oddsmaker can't really put out a 4 1/2 total because of overtime. So the under has really cashed a lot lately with these two teams. The Blues are 7-1-1 under in their last nine games while the Rangers are 8-1-3 to the under during their last 12 games.
