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

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+136) Penguins (-164)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (12-8-4) will try to defeat the St. Louis Blues (11-12-0) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +136 while Pittsburgh is sitting at -164. The over/under is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will look for better times on the ice after their 6-4 loss to the Hurricanes in their previous game. The Blues had a good offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 26 shots they put on net. They also had 3 power play chances and were able to score 2 goals. St. Louis earned 2 mins in the box in this outing.

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While at even strength, the Blues have conceded 68 goals while notching 51 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 50 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have come away with 16 goals in those chances. In relation to scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 66 goals (25th in pro hockey) for the year and have allowed 84. St. Louis has taken 690 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.6%. For the season, they have racked up 22 points and their points % is .478. The Blues thus far have had 760 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .889. St. Louis comes into tonight with 62 power play chances and they have scored 15 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 24.19%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has compiled 95 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .540. His save percentage currently is at .910 during his 10,473 minutes guarding the cage. Binnington has had 5,110 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 4,650 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 460 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. He has earned an overall record of 99-55-20 and he has gotten the start in 176 games. Binnington has been in net for 180 contests throughout his hockey career.

Their last time out, Pittsburgh opposed the Golden Knights in a game where the Penguins notched a victory by a mark of 4-3. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Penguins scored 4 goals of the 47 shots on goal they pursued.

The Penguins have tallied 69 goals at even strength and 13 goals (26th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Pittsburgh has attempted 805 shots (7th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.19%, while allowing their opponents 816 shots. So far this year, the Pittsburgh Penguins are sitting with 82 goals, 28 points, as well as a points percentage of .583. They have granted a total of 76 goals to be scored by of a combination of 61 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 78 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 16.67%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on their opponents 75 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.7%.

Across the ice you will find Tristan Jarry defending the goal. He has accrued 4,653 stops out of the 5,086 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .915. Jarry is the owner of a career record of 102-50-16 and has played in 174 games. He has made the start in 166 games and his ice time sits at 9,976 minutes. Jarry's quality start percentage is 61.4% and he has accumulated 102 quality starts in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has given up 433 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+136)

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