St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 11/14/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Monday, November 14, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+198) Avalanche (-245)

The St. Louis Blues (5-8-0) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Colorado Avalanche (8-4-1). The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +198 while the Avalanche are sitting at -245. The total is 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win against the Golden Knights their last time out. St. Louis amassed 2 penalty mins in this outing. The Blues were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in this win. Additionally, they had 4 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 of the 28 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Blues have given up 41 goals while notching 24 themselves. St. Louis Blues opponents have 24 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have come away with 7 goals in those attempts. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have notched 31 goals (32nd in pro hockey) so far this season and have given up 48. St. Louis has taken 381 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.1%. For the current campaign, they sit with 10 points and their points percentage comes in at .385. The Blues have seen 419 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .885. St. Louis is sitting with 35 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 20.00%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jordan Binnington. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has accounted for 91 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .542. His save percentage is .910 in his 9,995 mins guarding the cage. Binnington has had 4,861 shots taken against him and has recorded 4,425 saves. The opposition has scored 436 goals versus Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.62. He has amassed an overall record of 95-51-20 and he was named the starter in 168 games. Binnington has participated in 172 games throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, Colorado faced the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Avalanche got the victory by a final score of 4-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and tallied 1 out of those opportunities. The Avalanche recorded 4 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they pursued.

The Avalanche have tallied 32 goals at even strength and 16 goals (2nd in hockey) while on the power play. Colorado has attempted 425 shots (26th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.29%, while allowing the opposition 428 shots. For the year, the Colorado Avalanche have a total of 48 goals, 17 points, in addition to a points percentage of .654. They have allowed 35 goals to be scored by of a combination of 22 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 41 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 39.02%. They have a penalty kill rate of 72.92% on their oppositions 48 power play chances, and their save percentage is 91.8%.

Across the ice you will find Alexandar Georgiev patrolling the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.92 goals/game and he has allowed 367 goals in total. Georgiev's quality start rate sits at 52.4% and he has qualified for 66 quality starts in his hockey career. He was named a starter in 126 games and has played 7,543 minutes. Georgiev has accumulated a career mark of 65-49-12 and has been in net for 138 games. He has gathered 3,695 saves out of the 4,062 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .910.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-245)

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