St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, 11/16/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-134) Blackhawks (+112)

The St. Louis Blues (6-8-0) are traveling to United Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Chicago Blackhawks (6-6-3). The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at -134 and the Blackhawks are priced at +112. The over/under is 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Avalanche their last time out. The Blues offense showed they have some room for improvement in this victory. In the game, they scored on 3 of the 39 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. St. Louis compiled 10 mins in the box in this game.

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While at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 42 goals while notching 26 on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 29 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have tallied 8 goals in those chances. In the matter of their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have earned 34 goals (32nd in the National Hockey League) this season and have conceded 50. St. Louis has taken 420 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.1%. For the current campaign, they sit with 12 points and their points percentage is .429. The Blues have had 466 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. St. Louis has accounted for 37 power play opportunities and they have notched 8 goals out of those chances, earning them a percentage of 21.62%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in net for 173 games during his professional hockey career. He has a mark of 96-51-20 and he started in 169 games. Opponents have notched 438 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Binnington has seen 4,908 shots against him and he has 4,470 saves. His save percentage is at .911 in his 10,055 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Binnington has accrued 92 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .544.

When they took the ice last, Chicago went up against the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Blackhawks were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 3-0. The Blackhawks earned 0 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing but didn't score a goal.

The Blackhawks have racked up 28 goals at even strength and 10 goals (24th in the league) while on the power play. Chicago has taken 387 shots (31st in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.82%, while allowing their opponents 520 shots. Over the course of the season, the Chicago Blackhawks are sitting with 38 goals, 15 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 45 goals to be scored by of a combination of 31 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 46 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 21.74%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.86% on their oppositions 58 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 91.3%.

For the opposition you will find Arvid Soderblom defending the goal. Teams are averaging 3.46 goals per game and he has yielded 25 goals overall. Soderblom's percentage of quality starts comes out to 50.0% and he has 3 quality starts in his career. He was named a starter in 6 games and has racked up 433 mins. Soderblom is sitting with a lifetime record of 2-4-1 and has participated in 8 games. He has accrued 243 saves out of 268 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago (+112)

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