St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Bridgestone Arena is the location where the Nashville Predators (2-4-1) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Blues (3-1-0) on Thursday.

The St. Louis Blues were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-0 loss to the Jets in their previous contest . St. Louis tallied 12 minutes in the box in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 2 power play tries but didn't get a goal. The Blues had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. For the game, they walked away having not converted any of the 25 shots they put on net.

In terms of scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have notched 11 goals (32nd in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 9. For the current season, they have recorded 6 points and their points percentage comes in at .750. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 9 power play opportunities and they have tallied 2 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 22.22%. When at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 9 goals while getting 9 when they are on offense. St. Louis has attempted 100 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. The Blues thus far have had 126 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .929. St. Louis Blues opponents have 9 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have a total of 0 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Thomas Greiss. Greiss has been involved in 348 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has earned a record of 155-121-37 and got the start in 306 games. Opponents have notched 840 goals against Greiss in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.72. Greiss has seen 9,576 shots against him and has amassed 8,736 total saves. His save percentage currently is .912 in his 18,538 mins guarding the cage. In his career, Greiss has 170 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .556.

In their last contest, Nashville went up against the Flyers in a matchup where the Predators went home in defeat by a final score of 3-1. The Predators scored 1 goal out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play chances in this outing and recorded 1 out of those tries.

The Predators have racked up 14 goals at even strength and 2 goals (28th in the NHL) while on the power play. Nashville has taken 202 shots (21st in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 7.92%, while allowing the other team 217 shots. For the year, the Nashville Predators have 16 goals, 5 points, in addition to a points percentage of .357. They have allowed 23 goals to be scored by of a combination of 19 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 29 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 6.90%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 85.19% on the other teams 27 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.4%.

Across the rink you will find Juuse Saros protecting the goal. He has compiled 6,231 stops out of the 6,780 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .919. Saros is sitting with a career mark of 115-75-21 and has played in 227 contests. He has started in 211 games and has accumulated 12,908 minutes. Saros' quality start rate comes out to 61.1% and he has accumulated 129 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 2.55 goals/game and he has yielded 549 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville

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