St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+126) Kraken (-152)

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where the Seattle Kraken (17-10-3) will meet the St. Louis Blues (15-15-1) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at +126 and Seattle is priced at -152. The over/under comes in at 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory over the Flames in their previous game. The Blues had a good offensive outing in the victory. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 24 shots they tried. They also had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. St. Louis recorded 6 minutes in the box in this game.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have earned 92 goals (22nd in the NHL) on the season and have conceded 113. For the year, they have scored 31 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. St. Louis has accounted for 85 power play opportunities and they have scored 18 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 21.18%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have conceded 90 goals while having 74 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has taken 918 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.0%. The Blues have had 1,008 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .888. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 73 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have scored 23 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Thomas Greiss. Greiss has played in 357 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has accumulated an overall record of 159-124-37 and he was named the starter in 313 games. The opposition has scored 869 goals against Greiss in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.74. Greiss has seen 9,873 shots against him and he has 9,004 total saves. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 19,026 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Greiss has accumulated 172 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .550.

In their last outing, Seattle opposed the Jets in a matchup where the Kraken notched a victory by a score of 3-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Kraken converted 3 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking.

On the season, the Seattle Kraken have notched a total of 103 goals, 37 points, in addition to a points percentage of .617. They have allowed 96 goals to be scored by of a combination of 66 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kraken have accumulated 82 goals at even strength and 21 goals (20th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 95 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.11%. Seattle has put up 881 shots (28th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.69%, while allowing the other team 823 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 69.07% on their oppositions 97 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.3%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Martin Jones protecting the goal. He has accounted for 10,364 stops out of 11,433 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .906. Jones is sitting with a lifetime mark of 211-155-34 and has played in 417 games. He got the starting nod in 406 games and his ice time sits at 23,852 mins. Jones' quality start percentage comes out to 52.0% and he has 211 quality starting assignments in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,069 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+126)

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