St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 10/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+135) Canucks (-167)

The Vancouver Canucks (4-2-0) welcome the St. Louis Blues (2-2-1) at Rogers Arena on Friday. The line on this contest has the Blues at +135 and the Canucks are opening at -167. The betting total is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-2 defeat against the Jets their last time out. The Blues had a below average offensive outing in the defeat. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 20 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 4 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. St. Louis earned 6 penalty minutes for this contest.

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While playing at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 10 goals while having 9 when they are on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 14 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have come away with 4 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 10 goals (31st in hockey) so far this season and have given up 14. St. Louis has taken 116 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.6%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 5 points and their points percentage is .500. The Blues so far have had 170 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .918. St. Louis is sitting with 15 power play opportunities and they have added 1 goal out of those tries, giving them a rate of 6.67%.

The man in net for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 227 games during his pro hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 119-74-27 and he was named the starter in 222 games. The opposition has notched 607 goals against Binnington in his career and his goals against rate is 2.76. Binnington has had 6,529 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 5,922 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .907 in his 13,195 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Binnington has recorded 115 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .518.

In their last game, Vancouver went up against the Predators in an outing where the Canucks took home the victory by a tally of 3-2. The Canucks recorded 3 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they pursued. They had 1 chance on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net.

Vancouver has tried 157 shots (28th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 14.65%, while allowing their opponents 198 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.26% on their oppositions 23 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 92.4%. They have earned 17 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 35.29%. The Canucks have accumulated 17 goals at even strength and 6 goals (11th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 10 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Vancouver Canucks have earned a total of 23 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .667.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Thatcher Demko protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.89 goals per contest and he has relinquished 482 goals overall. Demko's quality start rate sits at 54.8% and he has 91 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He was named a starter in 166 games and his ice time sits at 10,014 mins. Demko has accrued a lifetime mark of 83-69-15 and has played in 172 games. He has compiled 4,911 saves out of the 5,393 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .911.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver (-167)

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