Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO
TV: ESPN
Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (-108) Blues (-113)
The St. Louis Blues (13-13-1) host the Detroit Red Wings (14-8-4) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Red Wings at -108 and the Blues are priced at -113. The over/under has been set at 7.
The Detroit Red Wings were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-1 defeat to the Senators in their previous game. The Red Wings could have played much better offensively in the loss. In the game, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 31 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 5 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. Detroit recorded 28 penalty mins in this matchup.
In relation to their scoring, the Detroit Red Wings have accumulated 97 goals (2nd in pro hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 82. For the current campaign, the have a total of 32 points and their points percentage comes in at .615. Detroit comes into tonight with 109 power play opportunities and they have added 25 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 22.94%. While playing at even strength, the Red Wings have allowed the opponent to score 60 goals while notching 72 on offense. Detroit has taken 784 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.4%. The Red Wings so far have had 806 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .898. Detroit Red Wings opponents have totaled 99 power play opportunities (4th in the league) and have notched 22 goals in those chances.
The player between the pipes for this game is Ville Husso. Husso has played in 127 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 68-39-16 and he has gotten the start in 123 games. The opposition has notched 367 goals against Husso in his career and his average for goals against per game is 3.01. Husso has seen 3,746 shots against him and has accrued 3,379 saves. His save percentage currently is .902 in his 7,316 mins played. Over the course of his career, Husso is sitting with 61 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .496.
In their last outing, St. Louis went up against the Blackhawks in an outing where the Blues were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 3-1. The Blues recorded 1 goal out of the 39 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.
The Blues are sitting with 68 goals at even strength and 7 goals (30th in professional hockey) while on the power play. St. Louis has put up 816 shots (17th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.19%, while allowing their opponents 876 shots. So far this year, the St. Louis Blues have a total of 75 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 87 goals to be scored by way of 71 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 80 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 8.75%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.38% on their opponents 74 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%.
For the opposition you are likely to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. Binnington is sitting with a lifetime mark of 125-81-27 and has played in 243 contests. Binnington's quality start percentage is 51.7% and he has qualified for 122 quality starts in his professional career. He has racked up 6,374 stops out of the 7,030 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .907. His opponents are averaging 2.80 goals per game and he has yielded 656 goals in total. He has made the start in 236 games and has been on the ice for 14,066 minutes.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Detroit (-108)
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