New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/10/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+225) Blues (-280)

The New Jersey Devils (16-26-5) are hitting the road to Enterprise Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the St. Louis Blues (26-13-5). The odds on this game have New Jersey at +225 while St. Louis is opening at -280. The betting total comes in at 6.

The New Jersey Devils were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-1 win against the Canadiens in their previous outing. The Devils had a solid offensive outing in the victory. In the matchup, they scored on 7 out of the 34 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 2 power play attempts and notched 1 goal. New Jersey garnered 4 minutes in the box in this outing.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 133 goals (18th in the NHL) for the season and have conceded 164. For the year, they sit with 37 points and their points percentage is sitting at .394. New Jersey has 126 power play chances and they have added 22 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 17.46%. While playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 142 goals while having 111 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey has attempted 1,490 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.9%. The Devils have had 1,435 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .886. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 125 power play tries (23rd in hockey) and have earned 22 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Jon Gillies. The opposition has notched 59 goals against Gillies in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.91. Gillies has played in 22 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .902 in his 1,217 mins on the ice. He has amassed a mark of 6-11-2 and he has started in 19 games. For his career, Gillies has compiled 11 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .579. Gillies has had 604 shots against him and has accrued 545 saves.

In their last outing, St. Louis squared up with the Jets in a game where the Blues took the defeat by a final of 4-1. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this contest and scored 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Blues recorded 1 goal out of the 29 shots on goal they pursued.

St. Louis has taken 1,361 shots (21st in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.09%, while allowing the opposition 1,420 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 84.25% on their opponents 127 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 91.6%. They have a tally of 130 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 28.46%. The Blues have earned 114 goals at even strength and 37 goals (2nd in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 119 goals to be scored by way of 99 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the St. Louis Blues have a total of 151 goals, 57 points, in addition to a points percentage of .648.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Ville Husso protecting the net. Husso holds a career mark of 18-9-2 and has participated in 32 games. Husso's quality start rate is 58.6% and he has 17 quality starts in his hockey career. He has racked up 842 stops out of 918 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .917. Opponents are averaging 2.58 goals/game and he has given up 76 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 29 games and has been on the ice for 1,769 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey (+225)

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