St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 3/12/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+100) Predators (-118)

The St. Louis Blues (33-17-7) are traveling to Bridgestone Arena on Saturday where they will play the Nashville Predators (33-20-4). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +100 and Nashville opens at -118. The total has been set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-2 victory against the Rangers in their last outing. St. Louis amassed 13 penalty minutes in this game. The Blues had a impressive offensive output in the win. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. While out there on the ice, they netted 6 of the 35 shots they looked to score on.

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The Blues have had 1,785 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .913. When playing at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 126 goals while earning 158 on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have 168 power play tries (15th in the league) and have tallied 29 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have 73 points and their points percentage is .640. St. Louis has tried 1,743 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. In regard to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have notched 199 goals (6th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have given up 155. St. Louis has 162 power play opportunities and they have scored 41 goals out of those chances, earning them a percentage of 25.31%.

The man in net for this game is Jordan Binnington. The opposition has notched 379 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.54. Binnington has participated in 153 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage sits at .912 during his 8,939 mins between the pipes. He has earned a win-loss mark of 85-44-19 and he started in 149 games. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has 80 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .537. Binnington has had 4,322 shot attempts against him and has recorded 3,943 total saves.

In their last contest, Nashville went up against the Ducks in a game where the Predators got the win by a final of 4-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup and netted 1 goal out of those attempts. The Predators netted 4 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

Nashville has tried 1,668 shots (28th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.67%, while allowing the opposition 1,792 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.20% on their oppositions 197 power play chances, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.4%. They have recorded 174 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.14%. The Predators have earned 136 goals at even strength and 42 goals (7th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 155 goals to be scored by way of 116 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Nashville Predators have earned a total of 178 goals, 70 points, and a points percentage of .614.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Juuse Saros defending the goal. He has recorded 5,556 stops out of 6,030 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .921. Saros has amassed a career mark of 104-64-20 and has been in net for 203 contests. He has started in 187 contests and has been on the ice for 11,526 minutes. Saros' rate of quality starts comes in at 62.0% and he has accumulated 116 quality starting assignments in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.47 goals per game and he has surrendered 474 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+100)

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