St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers Prediction, 12/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers

Date: Monday, December 5, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

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

The St. Louis Blues (11-13-0) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will take on the New York Rangers (11-10-5). The moneyline on this game has the Blues at +114 and the Rangers are priced at -137. The total comes in at 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-2 defeat to the Penguins in their last outing. St. Louis amassed 18 mins in the box for this game. The Blues had a below average offensive outing in the loss. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to score. For the matchup, they scored on 2 of the 28 shots they tried.

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When discussing their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 68 goals (25th in the league) this year and have given up 90. For the year, they have recorded 22 points and their points percentage sits at .458. St. Louis has compiled 64 power play chances and they have added 15 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 23.44%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have conceded 72 goals while having 53 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has attempted 718 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Blues thus far have had 798 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .887. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 54 power play tries (32nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 18 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jordan Binnington. Throughout his time in hockey, Binnington has 95 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .537. His save percentage sits at .909 for his 10,495 mins between the pipes. Binnington has had 5,127 shot attempts against him and he has 4,663 saves. The opposition has been able to score 464 goals versus Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.65. He has compiled an overall mark of 99-56-20 and he has gotten the start in 177 games. Binnington has been involved in 181 games throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last game, New York went up against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Rangers went home in defeat by a mark of 5-2. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those tries. The Rangers scored 2 goals of the 28 shots on goal they tried.

So far this year, the New York Rangers have notched a total of 76 goals, 27 points, and a points percentage of .519. They have permitted 75 goals to be scored by of a combination of 59 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have 58 goals at even strength and 18 goals (18th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 88 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.45%. New York has taken 878 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.66%, while allowing their opponents 758 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on their oppositions 80 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 90.1%.

Across the ice you will find Jaroslav Halak defending the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.50 goals per contest and he has given up 1,348 goals in total. Halak's quality start rate comes in at 56.4% and he has 295 quality starts in his pro career. He was named a starter in 523 contests and has played 32,322 minutes. Halak has accrued a lifetime mark of 286-186-65 and has played in 564 contests. He has a tally of 14,580 stops out of the 15,928 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .915.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (+114)

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