St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 1/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB
TV: Sportsnet
Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+128) Flames (-155)
The St. Louis Blues (22-20-2) are en route to Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Calgary Flames (21-20-5). The odds on this game have the Blues at +128 and the Flames are priced at -155. The total has been set at 7.
The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-0 victory against the Capitals in the last game they played. St. Louis accumulated 22 mins in the box in this contest. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. The Blues offense didn't overly impress in this victory. For the game, they scored on 3 out of the 29 shots they looked to score on.
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When it comes to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 123 goals (28th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 139. For the year, the have a total of 46 points and their points percentage is .523. St. Louis comes into the game with 130 power play opportunities and they have notched 18 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 13.85%. When playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 113 goals while getting 105 on offense. St. Louis has attempted 1,304 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.4%. The Blues thus far have had 1,400 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .901. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 118 power play opportunities (32nd in professional hockey) and have notched 26 goals in those attempts.
The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in goal for 255 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 132-85-28 and he was named the starter in 248 games. The opposition has racked up 690 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.80. Binnington has had 7,361 shots against him and has recorded 6,671 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .906 during his 14,760 mins between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Binnington has 128 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .516.
When they were on the ice last, Calgary squared up with the Oilers in a matchup where the Flames went home in defeat by a final score of 3-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing but didn't score a goal. The Flames earned 1 goal of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.
Calgary has taken 1,446 shots (8th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.89%, while allowing the opposition 1,376 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 84.29% on their opponents 140 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.7%. They have recorded 145 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 13.79%. The Flames have scored 123 goals at even strength and 20 goals (25th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 142 goals to be scored by way of 120 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Calgary Flames have a total of 143 goals, 47 points, in addition to a points percentage of .511.
On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Daniel Vladar defending the goal. Vladar has compiled a career record of 36-21-10 and has played in 71 games. Vladar's quality start rate sits at 46.0% and he has 29 quality starts in his professional career. He has compiled 1,683 saves out of the 1,879 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .896. Opponents are averaging 2.97 goals per contest and he has relinquished 196 goals overall. He was named a starter in 63 contests and his ice time sits at 3,962 minutes.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh's Pick: Take Calgary (-155)
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