St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 11/12/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+190) Golden Knights (-235)

T-Mobile Arena is the site where the Vegas Golden Knights (13-2-0) will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Blues (4-8-0) on Saturday. The line on this contest has St. Louis at +190 and Vegas is sitting at -235. The total is 7.

The St. Louis Blues came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 victory against the Sharks in the last game they played. The Blues had a impressive offensive performance in the victory. While out there on the ice, they scored on 5 out of the 33 shots they launched. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. St. Louis earned 2 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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When discussing their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 28 goals (32nd in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 46. For the current season, they have earned 8 points and their points percentage sits at .333. St. Louis comes into the game with 31 power play opportunities and they have tallied 7 goals out of those chances, earning them a percentage of 22.58%. While at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 39 goals while notching 21 of their own. St. Louis has attempted 353 shots and has a shot percentage of 7.9%. The Blues thus far have had 383 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .880. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 24 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have come away with 7 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has taken the ice for 171 matchups throughout his pro hockey career. He has an overall record of 94-51-20 and he started in 167 games. The opposition has notched 434 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.62. Binnington has had 4,825 shots taken against him and he has 4,391 saves. He has a save percentage of .910 during his 9,935 minutes between the pipes. In his career, Binnington has tallied 90 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .539.

In their last contest, Vegas played the Sabres in a matchup where the Golden Knights got the win by a tally of 7-4. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Golden Knights converted 7 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they attempted.

Vegas has put up 501 shots (6th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.38%, while allowing the opposition 454 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.29% on their opponents 35 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 92.5%. They have recorded 46 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 23.91%. The Golden Knights have racked up 46 goals at even strength and 11 goals (15th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 34 goals to be scored by of a combination of 25 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Vegas Golden Knights have 57 goals, 26 points, in addition to a points percentage of .867.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Logan Thompson defending the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has surrendered 72 goals altogether. Thompson's rate of quality starts is 55.6% and he has 15 quality starts in his hockey career. He has started in 27 games and has accumulated 1,702 mins. Thompson holds a career mark of 18-7-3 and has played in 30 games. He has recorded 806 stops out of 878 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .918.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas (-235)

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