Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 11/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO
TV: Bally Sports Midwest
Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+110) Blues (-130)
The St. Louis Blues (3-4-1) will go up against the Montreal Canadiens (5-3-2) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Montreal at +110 while St. Louis is at -130. The total comes in at 7.
The Montreal Canadiens will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 defeat to the Coyotes in their previous outing. The Canadiens didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they scored on 2 out of the 30 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 5 power play tries and scored 1 goal. Montreal compiled 8 penalty minutes in this contest.
When at even strength, the Canadiens have conceded 19 goals while having 21 themselves. Montreal Canadiens opponents have recorded 48 power play opportunities (2nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 12 goals in those attempts. With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have notched 29 goals (20th in pro hockey) this year and have allowed 31. Montreal has attempted 299 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.7%. For the season, they have earned 12 points and their points percentage is .600. The Canadiens so far have had 352 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .912. Montreal comes into the game with 40 power play chances and they have tallied 8 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.00%.
The man protecting the goal in this game is Jake Allen. Allen has taken the ice for 400 games during his hockey career. He has earned a record of 186-151-39 and he has started in 379 games. Opponents have scored 1,014 goals versus Allen in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.70. Allen has seen 11,148 shot attempts against him and he has 10,134 total saves. He has a save percentage of .909 in his 22,516 mins between the pipes. For his career, Allen has 202 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .533.
In their last outing, St. Louis went up against the Avalanche in a game where the Blues took the loss by a final of 4-1. They had 4 power play chances in this game but were not able to net one. The Blues recorded 1 goal of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.
The Blues have earned 13 goals at even strength and 1 goal (32nd in the league) while having more men on the ice. St. Louis has attempted 201 shots (32nd in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 6.97%, while allowing their opponents 260 shots. So far this year, the St. Louis Blues have earned 14 goals, 7 points, and a points percentage of .438. They have allowed 23 goals to be scored by of a combination of 18 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 25 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 4.00%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.26% on their oppositions 23 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.2%.
Across the rink you are going to see Jordan Binnington between the pipes. He has racked up 5,976 stops out of 6,592 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .907. Binnington has earned a lifetime mark of 119-76-27 and has been in net for 229 contests. He has been a starter 224 contests and has racked up 13,314 mins. Binnington's quality start percentage comes out to 51.3% and he has 115 quality starts in his professional career. Teams are averaging 2.78 goals per contest and he has yielded 616 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Montreal (+110)
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