Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 10/23/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+147) Blues (-182)

Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings go to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they'll meet the St. Louis Blues. The Blues open this game at -182 while the Kings are coming in at +147. The total opens at 6.

The Kings will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 defeat against the Predators in their last contest. The offensive zone starts for them sat at 52.9% and they had a PDO of 100.5 in this game. They accounted for 22 face-off wins when at even strength and were beaten on 29 opportunities to win the face-off. Their Fenwick was 31 and the Fenwick Against sat at 39, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 44.3%. The Corsi for the Kings was 42 and the Corsi against when all was said and done was 54 which means they had a Corsi rate of 43.8%. Los Angeles accumulated 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. The Kings didn't have a great showing offensively in this defeat. In the matchup, they converted 1 out of the 26 shots they put on goal.

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In regard to their scoring, the Los Angeles Kings have accounted for 9 goals (22nd in the National Hockey League) for the year and have allowed 7. For the season, the have a total of 2 points and their points % is .333. Los Angeles steps onto the ice with 8 power play opportunities and they have added 3 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 37.50%. When at even strength, the Kings have allowed the opponent to score 6 goals while scoring 6 as an offensive unit. Los Angeles has taken 104 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 8.7%. The Kings have had 86 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .919. Los Angeles Kings opponents have earned 4 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have scored 1 goal in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Jonathan Quick. Over the course of his pro career, Quick has tallied 355 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .540. His save percentage is at .913 during his 38,889 mins on the ice. Quick has had 17,908 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 16,348 total saves. The opposition has scored 1,560 goals against Quick in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.41. He has earned an overall record of 336-250-69 and he was named the starter in 657 games. Quick has played in 667 contests during his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, St. Louis faced the Golden Knights in a game where the Blues got the win by a mark of 3-1. St. Louis earned a 47.8% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game St. Louis had and you could say that they didn't play great, but weren't awful either. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 44.8% by compiling a Fenwick of 39 and the Golden Knights having accrued a 48 Fenwick at even strength. They had a PDO of 107 and their oZS percentage was 43.4%. The Blues notched 3 goals of the 38 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to score a goal.

The Blues are sitting with 13 goals at even strength and 2 goals (20th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. St. Louis has taken 99 shots (27th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 15.15%, while allowing the opposition 101 shots. So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 15 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of 1.000. They have earned 7 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 28.57%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 88.89% on their opponents 9 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 92.1%. They have allowed 8 goals to be scored by of a combination of 7 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice.

Across the rink you will find Jordan Binnington in goal. Teams are averaging 2.43 goals per game and he has yielded 302 goals overall. Binnington's quality start percentage is 56.5% and he has 70 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 124 games and his ice time sits at 7,465 mins. Binnington has accumulated a career mark of 75-32-16 and has played in 128 games. He has recorded 3,240 stops out of the 3,542 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .915.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (-182)

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