St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+135) Wild (-165)
Xcel Energy Center is where the Minnesota Wild (5-10-4) will compete against the St. Louis Blues (11-8-1) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +135 while Minnesota is sitting at -165. The over/under comes in at 7.
The St. Louis Blues went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-2 victory over the Blackhawks in their previous outing. The Blues had a solid offensive performance in the win. In the game, they netted 4 out of the 28 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. St. Louis amassed 4 penalty mins for this game.
Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have earned 59 goals (22nd in pro hockey) this year and have allowed 61. For the season, they have recorded 23 points and their points % is .575. St. Louis has accumulated 61 power play chances and they have notched 6 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 9.84%. While at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 50 goals while notching 53 when they are on offense. St. Louis has taken 601 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Blues have had 643 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .905. St. Louis Blues opponents have 52 power play opportunities (30th in the NHL) and have scored 11 goals in those chances.
The player between the pipes for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 238 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has an overall record of 123-78-27 and he was named the starter in 231 games. Opponents have tallied 640 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.79. Binnington has had 6,842 shots against him and has recorded 6,202 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .906 in his 13,775 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Binnington has 119 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .515.
In their last contest, Minnesota played the Red Wings in an outing where the Wild took the loss by a final of 4-1. They had 5 power play chances in this contest and converted 1 out of those attempts. The Wild recorded 1 goal out of the 38 shots on goal they tried.
The Wild have earned 44 goals at even strength and 12 goals (22nd in the league) while on the power play. Minnesota has taken 585 shots (25th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.57%, while allowing the opposition 588 shots. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 56 goals, 14 points, as well as a points percentage of .368. They have allowed 75 goals to be scored by way of 52 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 74 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 16.22%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 66.67% on the other teams 69 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.2%.
On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Marc-Andre Fleury between the pipes. Fleury is sitting with a lifetime record of 547-319-93 and has been in net for 994 games. Fleury's quality start percentage comes out to 55.0% and he has 460 quality starts in his NHL career. He has accrued 25,858 saves out of 28,343 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .912. The opposition is averaging 2.59 goals/game and he has surrendered 2,485 goals altogether. He has made the start in 836 games and has played for a total of 57,581 mins.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-165) and under 6.5 goals
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