St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/26/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+130) Panthers (-156)

The Florida Panthers (10-8-2) will go up against the St. Louis Blues (10-9-0) at FLA Live Arena on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Blues at +130 and the Panthers are sitting at -156. The over/under has been set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-2 loss against the Sabres in their previous contest . The Blues didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the matchup, they converted 2 of the 36 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play chances and were able to score 1 goal. St. Louis had 8 mins in the box for this contest.

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While playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 51 goals while getting 42 on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have 44 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have come away with 14 goals in those chances. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have notched 54 goals (26th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 65. St. Louis has tried 576 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.4%. For the current season, they have recorded 20 points and their points percentage comes in at .526. The Blues so far have had 636 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .898. St. Louis has compiled 51 power play opportunities and they have scored 12 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 23.53%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Thomas Greiss. Over the course of his pro career, Greiss is sitting with 171 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .553. His save percentage is at .912 for his 18,749 mins in the crease. Greiss has had 9,714 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 8,860 total saves. Opponents have racked up 854 goals against Greiss in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.73. He has accumulated an overall mark of 156-123-37 and he has started in 309 games. Greiss has been involved in 352 games throughout his NHL career.

In their last game, Florida went up against the Bruins in an outing where the Panthers ended up with the win by a final of 5-2. They had 7 power play chances in this one and scored 3 out of those attempts. The Panthers scored 5 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

The Panthers have accumulated 52 goals at even strength and 16 goals (11th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Florida has attempted 807 shots (1st in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 8.43%, while allowing the other team 630 shots. So far this year, the Florida Panthers have 68 goals, 22 points, as well as a points percentage of .550. They have permitted 65 goals to be scored by of a combination of 46 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 79 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 20.25%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their opponents 76 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.7%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Sergei Bobrovsky in net. His opposition is averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has surrendered 1,495 goals altogether. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts comes in at 56.8% and he has accumulated 334 quality starts in his career. He has been a starter 588 games and has played for a total of 34,688 minutes. Bobrovsky has accumulated a career mark of 340-192-49 and has been in net for 603 games. He has compiled 16,203 stops out of the 17,698 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .916.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+130)

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