St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 5/25/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+190) Avalanche (-225)

The Colorado Avalanche will take on the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena on Wednesday in Game 5 of their series. The Avalanche lead 3-1. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at +190 and Colorado is priced at -225. The betting total is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-3 loss against the Avalanche in Game 4. The Blues had an average offensive output in the defeat. For the outing, they converted 3 of the 20 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 3 chances on the power play and were able to net 2 goals. St. Louis accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have notched 309 goals (3rd in hockey) on the season and have conceded 239. For the current campaign, they have earned 109 points and their points percentage is .665. St. Louis has accumulated 241 power play opportunities and they have added 65 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 26.97%. At even strength, the Blues have allowed 204 goals while getting 244 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has tried 2,492 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.4%. The Blues have had 2,591 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .908. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 220 power play opportunities (26th in hockey) and have scored 35 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ville Husso. For his professional hockey career, Husso is sitting with 30 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .566. His save percentage is at .912 in his 3,258 mins on the ice. Husso has had 1,696 shots taken against him and he has 1,547 saves. Opponents have scored 149 goals against Husso in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.74. He has earned an overall record of 34-13-7 and he has started in 53 games. Husso has taken the ice for 57 contests during his hockey career.

In Game 4, Colorado had 2 power play opportunities in this game but didn't score a goal. The Avalanche scored 6 goals of the 37 shots on goal they attempted.

Colorado has put up 2,874 shots (4th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.72%, while allowing the other team 2,625 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.66% on their opponents 236 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.2%. They have a total of 279 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 24.01%. The Avalanche have accumulated 241 goals at even strength and 67 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 232 goals to be scored by of a combination of 184 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they were shorthanded. For the year, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 308 goals, 119 points, in addition to a points percentage of .726.

Across the ice you will find Darcy Kuemper in goal. Kuemper holds a career mark of 143-95-36 and has been in goal for 299 games. Kuemper's quality start rate comes in at 56.4% and he has made 159 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 7,786 saves out of 8,484 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .918. Teams are averaging 2.48 goals per contest and he has relinquished 698 goals in total. He has been a starter 282 games and has accumulated 16,859 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+190)

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