St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 1/21/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-170) Kraken (+140)

The Seattle Kraken (11-23-4) are welcoming the St. Louis Blues (23-11-5) at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at -170 and Seattle is at +140. The total is 6.

The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-3 victory against the Predators in their last outing. St. Louis accrued 9 penalty minutes in this game. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries and scored 1 goal. The Blues had a solid offensive performance in this victory. For the game, they earned a goal on 5 of the 29 shots they put on goal.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 108 power play opportunities (19th in the league) and have notched 17 goals in those chances. The Blues have had 1,253 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .915. St. Louis has tried 1,235 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.0%. While at even strength, the Blues have given up 89 goals while getting 103 as an offensive unit. St. Louis is sitting with 112 power play opportunities and they have notched 33 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 29.46%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 51 points and their points percentage comes in at .654. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 136 goals (5th in hockey) this year and have conceded 106.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 147 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 83-40-19 and he started in 143 games. Opponents have been able to score 361 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.52. Binnington has seen 4,157 shots against him and has gathered 3,796 saves. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 8,603 mins played. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has compiled 77 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .538.

Their last time out, Seattle faced the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Kraken ended up with the win by a score of 3-2. They had 3 power play chances in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Kraken had 3 goals of the 37 shots on goal they took.

So far this season, the Seattle Kraken have tallied 101 goals, 26 points, and a points percentage of .342. They have granted a total of 137 goals to be scored by way of 117 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kraken are sitting with 82 goals at even strength and 19 goals (23rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 102 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.63%. Seattle has attempted 1,066 shots (28th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 9.47%, while allowing the other team 1,093 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.02% on the other teams 91 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Chris Driedger patrolling the crease. Driedger is the owner of a career record of 24-15-4 and has played in 49 games. Driedger's quality start percentage sits at 60.5% and he has earned 26 quality starts in his career. He has compiled 1,208 stops out of 1,310 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .922. Teams are averaging 2.31 goals per contest and he has allowed 102 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 43 games and has accumulated 2,647 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+140)

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