St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 10/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+114) Oilers (-137)

Rogers Place is the location where the Edmonton Oilers will meet the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at +114 and Edmonton is sitting at -137. The total is 7.

The St. Louis Blues went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-3 win over the Kraken in their previous game. The Blues had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. In the game, they scored on 4 out of the 28 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 3 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. St. Louis recorded 6 penalty minutes for this contest.

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When it comes to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 9 goals (31st in the league) so far this year and have surrendered 5. For the season, they have tallied 4 points and their points percentage is sitting at 1.000. St. Louis comes into tonight with 6 power play chances and they have scored 1 goal out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 16.67%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have conceded 5 goals while notching 8 of their own. St. Louis has taken 53 shots and has a shot percentage of 17.0%. The Blues so far have had 60 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .917. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 3 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have racked up 0 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Jordan Binnington. The opposition has been able to score 411 goals versus Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.58. Binnington has participated in 164 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is .911 in his 9,552 minutes on the ice. He has accumulated an overall mark of 92-46-20 and was named the starter in 160 games. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has recorded 87 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .544. Binnington has seen 4,636 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 4,225 saves.

In their last game, Edmonton faced the Hurricanes in a game where the Oilers got the victory by a score of 6-4. They had 5 power play chances in this one and converted 2 out of those opportunities. The Oilers notched 6 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they attempted.

The Oilers are sitting with 10 goals at even strength and 6 goals (4th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Edmonton has put up 135 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.85%, while allowing the opposition 142 shots. This season, the Edmonton Oilers have earned 16 goals, 4 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 15 goals to be scored by way of 10 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 16 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 37.50%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.19% on their opponents 21 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.4%.

For the opposition you are going to see Jack Campbell in the crease. Campbell has a career mark of 73-40-14 and has played in 138 contests. Campbell's quality start rate sits at 56.3% and he has 72 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has accounted for 3,574 stops out of the 3,905 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .915. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per contest and he has allowed 331 goals overall. He has made the start in 128 games and has played 7,716 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton (-137)

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