St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 12/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+100) Canucks (-118)

The Vancouver Canucks (13-14-3) welcome the St. Louis Blues (15-15-1) at Rogers Arena on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Blues at +100 and the Canucks are priced at -118. The betting total is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win against the Flames in the last game they played. St. Louis recorded 6 penalty minutes in this game. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. The Blues had a impressive offensive performance in the victory. For the game, they scored on 5 out of the 24 shots they put on net.

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Pertaining to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 92 goals (21st in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 113. For the year, they have tallied 31 points and their points percentage is .500. St. Louis is sitting with 85 power play chances and they have scored 18 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 21.18%. While playing at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 90 goals while getting 74 themselves. St. Louis has tried 918 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.0%. The Blues thus far have had 1,008 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .888. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 73 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have a total of 23 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Jordan Binnington. In his career, Binnington has 96 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .530. He has a save percentage of .909 during his 10,739 minutes played. Binnington has seen 5,234 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 4,758 total saves. The opposition has notched 476 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.66. He has an overall record of 101-57-21 and he started in 181 games. Binnington has participated in 185 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Vancouver faced off against the Jets in a game where the Canucks went home in defeat by a tally of 5-1. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this one and earned 1 out of those tries. The Canucks scored 1 goal of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

Over the course of the season, the Vancouver Canucks have accounted for 101 goals, 29 points, in addition to a points percentage of .483. They have granted a total of 116 goals to be scored by way of 87 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they were shorthanded. The Canucks have earned 73 goals at even strength and 28 goals (7th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 104 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 26.92%. Vancouver has tried 895 shots (25th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.28%, while allowing their opponents 980 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 68.13% on their oppositions 91 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 88.2%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Spencer Martin protecting the goal. Martin holds a lifetime record of 12-6-5 and has participated in 25 contests. Martin's rate of quality starts comes out to 54.2% and he has accumulated 13 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has recorded 716 saves out of 793 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .903. His opponents are averaging 3.15 goals/game and he has relinquished 77 goals overall. He has been a starter 24 contests and has accumulated 1,465 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+100)

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