Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 11/21/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+180) Blues (-220)

The St. Louis Blues (9-8-0) are hosting the Anaheim Ducks (5-12-1) at Enterprise Center on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Ducks at +180 and the Blues are priced at -220. The over/under is 7.

The Anaheim Ducks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 loss against the Blues in their previous contest . Anaheim recorded 32 penalty mins in this contest. The Ducks could have played much better offensively in this loss. In addition, they had 4 power play tries and were able to notch 2 goals. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 32 shots they put on net.

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With regard to their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have racked up 47 goals (28th in hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 78. For the current season, they sit with 11 points and their points percentage is .306. Anaheim steps onto the ice with 51 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 13.73%. While playing at even strength, the Ducks have allowed the opponent to score 55 goals while notching 40 on the offensive side of the ice. Anaheim has tried 546 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.6%. The Ducks so far have had 686 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .886. Anaheim Ducks opponents have tallied 64 power play tries (12th in the NHL) and have a total of 23 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is John Gibson. For his career, Gibson has accrued 209 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .544. His save percentage currently sits at .913 for his 22,440 mins on the ice. Gibson has seen 11,778 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 10,759 saves. Opponents have tallied 1,019 goals against Gibson in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.72. He has compiled a record of 169-158-52 and got the start in 384 games. Gibson has been in goal for 392 contests throughout his hockey career.

In their last outing, St. Louis went up against the Ducks in a game where the Blues ended up with the win by a mark of 6-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Blues had 6 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they attempted.

Over the course of the season, the St. Louis Blues are sitting with 49 goals, 18 points, and a points percentage of .529. They have allowed 58 goals to be scored by way of 46 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blues have accumulated 39 goals at even strength and 10 goals (27th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a total of 45 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 22.22%. St. Louis has attempted 513 shots (29th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 9.55%, while allowing their opponents 576 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 69.23% on their opponents 39 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.9%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jordan Binnington in the crease. He has recorded 4,525 stops out of the 4,967 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .911. Binnington has accrued a career record of 98-51-20 and has been in goal for 175 contests. He has been a starter 171 games and has racked up 10,175 minutes. Binnington's quality start percentage is 55.0% and he has 94 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has yielded 442 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim (+180)

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