Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 5/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-106) Blues (-115)

The Minnesota Wild (52-22-7) are on their way to Enterprise Center on Friday where they will play the St. Louis Blues (49-21-11) in Game 3 of their series. The series is tied 1-1. The moneyline on this matchup has Minnesota at -106 and St. Louis is priced at -115. The total has been set at 7.

The Minnesota Wild will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-2 victory against the Blues in Game 2. Minnesota tallied 12 minutes in the box for this contest. The Wild had a solid offensive performance in this win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries and were able to score 2 goals. In the matchup, they scored on 6 out of the 28 shots they attempted.

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Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 305 goals (5th in hockey) this season and have given up 249. For the current campaign, they have racked up 111 points and their points percentage is sitting at .685. Minnesota has 253 power play chances and they have notched 53 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 20.95%. At even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 186 goals while scoring 252 on offense. Minnesota has tried 2,666 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. The Wild have had 2,577 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .903. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 260 power play opportunities (4th in professional hockey) and have come away with 63 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Marc-Andre Fleury. Opponents have been able to score 2,328 goals versus Fleury in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.57. Fleury has played in 939 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .913 in his 54,389 mins played. He has compiled a record of 520-299-87 and he has gotten the start in 783 games. Over the course of his career, Fleury has tallied 431 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .550. Fleury has had 26,728 shots taken against him and has recorded 24,400 total saves.

In Game 2 the Blues had 5 chances on the power play in this outing and scored 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Blues scored 2 goals of the 34 shots on goal they tried.

The Blues have 246 goals at even strength and 63 goals (3rd in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. St. Louis has taken 2,492 shots (18th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.40%, while allowing their opponents 2,591 shots. For the year, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 309 goals, 109 points, as well as a points percentage of .673. They have a tally of 238 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 26.47%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 84.40% on their opponents 218 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.8%. They have permitted 239 goals to be scored by way of 205 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they were shorthanded.

For the opposition you will find Ville Husso defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has allowed 149 goals in total. Husso's quality start percentage is 56.6% and he has 30 quality starts in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 53 contests and has been on the ice for 3,258 mins. Husso has accrued a career record of 34-13-7 and has participated in 57 games. He has accounted for 1,547 saves out of the 1,696 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .912.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-106)

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