New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 3/10/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+130) Blues (-154)

The St. Louis Blues (32-17-7) will try to defeat the New York Rangers (36-16-5) at Enterprise Center on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +130 and the Blues are sitting at -154. The betting total comes in at 6.

The New York Rangers will look for better times on the ice after their 5-2 defeat against the Wild in their last game. New York accrued 2 penalty minutes in this outing. Additionally, they had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to make the most of that try. The Rangers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this defeat. In the game, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 25 shots they put on goal.

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The Rangers have had 1,837 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .923. When playing at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 114 goals while earning 127 on offense. New York Rangers opponents have 163 power play opportunities (16th in the NHL) and have earned 28 goals in those chances. For the year, they have accumulated 77 points and their points percentage is .675. New York has tried 1,632 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.2%. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the New York Rangers have notched 167 goals (20th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have conceded 142. New York comes into the game with 157 power play opportunities and they have notched 40 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 25.48%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin has participated in 84 matchups throughout his NHL career. He has a record of 54-22-6 and he was named the starter in 79 games. The opposition has racked up 182 goals against Shesterkin in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.29. Shesterkin has had 2,615 shot attempts against him and he has 2,433 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .930 in his 4,767 mins on the ice. For his career, Shesterkin is sitting with 58 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .734.

In their last game, St. Louis faced the Senators in a game where the Blues took the loss by a tally of 4-1. They had 1 power play chance in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Blues earned 1 goal of the 23 shots on goal they took.

So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 193 goals, 71 points, in addition to a points percentage of .634. They have allowed 153 goals to be scored by way of 126 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blues have 152 goals at even strength and 41 goals (7th in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 159 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.79%. St. Louis has attempted 1,708 shots (19th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.30%, while allowing their opponents 1,756 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 83.64% on their opponents 165 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.3%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Ville Husso defending the goal. Teams are averaging 2.60 goals/game and he has yielded 95 goals in total. Husso's percentage of quality starts comes out to 58.3% and he has 21 quality starts in his hockey career. He has started in 36 games and has played for a total of 2,190 mins. Husso has a career record of 22-10-4 and has been in net for 39 contests. He has compiled 1,025 stops out of 1,120 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .915.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (-154)

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