St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 12/23/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, December 23, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+134) Golden Knights (-162)

The St. Louis Blues (16-16-1) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Arena on Friday where they will meet the Vegas Golden Knights (23-11-1). The line on this matchup has St. Louis at +134 and Vegas is at -162. The total is 6.

The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 5-2 loss against the Kraken in their last outing. The Blues could have played much better offensively in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 2 of the 24 shots they attempted. They also had 3 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. St. Louis garnered 6 mins in the box for this game.

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In relation to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have notched 99 goals (21st in the league) on the season and have conceded 119. For the year, they have scored 33 points and their points percentage is .500. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 91 power play opportunities and they have notched 21 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 23.08%. At even strength, the Blues have allowed 96 goals while getting 78 themselves. St. Louis has attempted 969 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.2%. The Blues so far have had 1,075 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .889. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 80 power play opportunities (32nd in professional hockey) and have scored 23 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 186 contests during his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 102-57-21 and he has gotten the start in 182 games. The opposition has scored 477 goals against Binnington in his career and his goals against rate is 2.65. Binnington has seen 5,268 shots against him and has amassed 4,791 total saves. His save percentage is .909 during his 10,799 mins played. For his career, Binnington has recorded 97 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .533.

In their last contest, Vegas faced off against the Coyotes in a matchup where the Golden Knights took home the victory by a final of 5-2. The Golden Knights notched 5 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest and notched 2 out of those opportunities.

On the campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have accounted for 115 goals, 47 points, and a points percentage of .671. They have granted a total of 96 goals to be scored by of a combination of 75 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they were shorthanded. The Golden Knights are sitting with 89 goals at even strength and 26 goals (9th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 100 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 26.00%. Vegas has taken 1,145 shots (4th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.04%, while allowing their opponents 1,054 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.58% on their opponents 86 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 90.9%.

Across the ice you are going to see Logan Thompson in the crease. Opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per contest and he has relinquished 109 goals altogether. Thompson's quality start percentage is 55.0% and he has made 22 quality starts in his career. He has started in 40 games and has racked up 2,485 minutes. Thompson is sitting with a career mark of 25-13-3 and has participated in 43 games. He has a tally of 1,181 stops out of 1,290 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .916.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (-162)

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