St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 1/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+100) Flames (-120)

The Calgary Flames (18-12-6) will play the St. Louis Blues (24-11-5) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday. The line on this matchup has the Blues at +100 and the Flames are coming in at -120. The over/under is 6.

The St. Louis Blues had a good night with a 5-0 victory over the Kraken their last time on the ice. St. Louis tallied 12 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Blues had a good offensive performance in this win. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 of the 31 shots they put on net.

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The Blues have had 1,280 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .917. When at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 89 goals while scoring 107 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have recorded 112 power play opportunities (19th in pro hockey) and have notched 17 goals in those attempts. For the current season, the have a total of 53 points and their points percentage is sitting at .663. St. Louis has attempted 1,266 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.1%. In terms of scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have notched 141 goals (5th in pro hockey) on the season and have conceded 106. St. Louis comes into tonight with 116 power play chances and they have added 34 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 29.31%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jordan Binnington. The opposition has racked up 361 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.52. Binnington has participated in 147 contests during his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 8,603 minutes played. He has amassed a record of 83-40-19 and got the start in 143 games. Over the course of his career, Binnington has accrued 77 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .538. Binnington has seen 4,157 shot attempts against him and he has 3,796 total saves.

In their last outing, Calgary played the Oilers in a matchup where the Flames ended up losing by a tally of 5-3. They had 2 power play chances in this game and scored 1 goal out of those chances. The Flames had 3 goals of the 47 shots on goal they tried.

The Flames have accumulated 87 goals at even strength and 24 goals (15th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Calgary has tried 1,266 shots (14th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.77%, while allowing their opponents 1,083 shots. So far this year, the Calgary Flames have accumulated 111 goals, 42 points, in addition to a points percentage of .583. They have a total of 104 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 23.08%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.18% on their opponents 107 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.4%. They have allowed 93 goals to be scored by of a combination of 75 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jacob Markstrom protecting the goal. Markstrom has amassed a career record of 145-146-39 and has participated in 342 contests. Markstrom's quality start percentage sits at 52.1% and he has made 170 quality starts in his career. He has accrued 9,124 saves out of 10,016 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .911. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals per contest and he has relinquished 892 goals overall. He has started in 326 games and has played for a total of 19,545 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary (-120)

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