St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 2/15/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-192) Senators (+158)

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (17-24-4) will take on the St. Louis Blues (27-14-5) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at -192 while Ottawa is sitting at +158. The betting total is set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-1 win against the Blackhawks in their previous outing. St. Louis accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Blues had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in this win. Moreover, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and notched 1 goal. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 5 of the 31 shots they attempted.

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The Blues have had 1,465 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .913. When at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 106 goals while scoring 122 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis Blues opponents have recorded 133 power play tries (18th in professional hockey) and have a total of 21 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have scored 59 points and their points percentage is sitting at .641. St. Louis has taken 1,423 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have notched 160 goals (8th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 127. St. Louis has accumulated 137 power play chances and they have notched 38 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 27.74%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Ville Husso. In his professional hockey career, Husso has recorded 18 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .600. His save percentage is .918 for his 1,829 mins guarding the cage. Husso has had 934 shots against him and has gathered 857 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 77 goals against Husso in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.53. He has a win-loss record of 19-9-2 and he was named the starter in 30 games. Husso has participated in 33 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Ottawa faced the Capitals in an outing where the Senators got the win by a score of 4-1. The Senators recorded 4 goals of the 26 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

The Senators are sitting with 98 goals at even strength and 23 goals (24th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has attempted 1,356 shots (29th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.92%, while allowing the opposition 1,526 shots. Over the course of the season, the Ottawa Senators have earned a total of 121 goals, 38 points, as well as a points percentage of .422. They have recorded 138 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.67%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 81.02% on the other teams 137 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 90.6%. They have allowed 144 goals to be scored by of a combination of 118 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Anton Forsberg in net. He has compiled 1,929 stops out of 2,130 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .906. Forsberg has compiled a career mark of 24-37-6 and has been in goal for 76 contests. He has started in 69 games and has racked up 3,854 minutes. Forsberg's quality start percentage is 47.8% and he has 33 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 3.13 goals/game and he has allowed 201 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (-192)

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