St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 1/6/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes
Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024
Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC
TV: Bally Sports South
Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+175) Hurricanes (-220)
PNC Arena is the site where the Carolina Hurricanes (21-13-4) will take on the St. Louis Blues (19-17-1) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +175 and the Hurricanes are priced at -220. The betting total is set at 7.
The St. Louis Blues were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 2-1 win against the Canucks in their previous contest . St. Louis accounted for 2 mins in the box for this matchup. The Blues didn't have a great showing offensively in this victory. Moreover, they had 2 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score. In the outing, they tallied a score on 2 of the 32 shots they attempted.
St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 98 power play tries (32nd in hockey) and have racked up 20 goals in those chances. The Blues have seen 1,175 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .900. St. Louis has attempted 1,130 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.4%. When at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 98 goals while notching 94 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis steps onto the ice with 108 power play chances and they have notched 12 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 11.11%. For the year, they have accumulated 39 points and their points percentage sits at .527. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 106 goals (26th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 118.
The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in net for 250 games over the course of his NHL career. He has an overall record of 129-84-27 and he has started in 243 games. Opponents have notched 679 goals against Binnington in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.82. Binnington has had 7,210 shots against him and has recorded 6,531 saves. His save percentage is .906 in his 14,457 minutes played. Throughout his time in hockey, Binnington has accumulated 125 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .514.
The last time they were on the ice, Carolina faced off against the Rangers in an outing where the Hurricanes took home the victory by a tally of 6-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this one and scored 2 out of those attempts. The Hurricanes notched 6 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they tried.
The Hurricanes are sitting with 93 goals at even strength and 36 goals (3rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. Carolina has tried 1,265 shots (2nd in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.20%, while allowing the opposition 985 shots. On the season, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched a total of 129 goals, 46 points, as well as a points percentage of .605. They have granted a total of 116 goals to be scored by of a combination of 95 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 132 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 27.27%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 83.06% on the other teams 124 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 88.2%.
For the opposition you are going to see Pyotr Kochetkov protecting the goal. Kochetkov holds a career mark of 25-14-8 and has been in net for 48 games. Kochetkov's quality start rate is 61.4% and he has qualified for 27 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has recorded 1,085 stops out of 1,197 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .906. The opposition is averaging 2.48 goals per game and he has given up 112 goals overall. He has started in 44 games and has played 2,715 mins.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-220)
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