Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/15/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-110) Blues (-110)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (23-9-3) are on their way to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they will play the St. Louis Blues (22-10-5). The moneyline on this contest has the Maple Leafs at -110 while the Blues are sitting at -110. The total has been set at 6.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 defeat to the Coyotes in the last game they played. The Maple Leafs had a below average offensive outing in the defeat. For the game, they converted 1 of the 46 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 2 chances with the advantage but didn't convert them into a score. Toronto compiled 6 penalty minutes for this game.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tallied 116 goals (10th in hockey) on the season and have given up 87. For the season, they sit with 49 points and their points percentage is sitting at .700. Toronto has 98 power play opportunities and they have tallied 29 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 29.59%. At even strength, the Maple Leafs have conceded 70 goals while notching 87 themselves. Toronto has tried 1,189 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.8%. The Maple Leafs have had 1,096 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .921. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 99 power play opportunities (23rd in the league) and have scored 17 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jack Campbell. Over the course of his time in hockey, Campbell has tallied 62 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .596. His save percentage is at .922 for his 6,363 minutes on the ice. Campbell has seen 3,205 shots against him and has garnered 2,955 saves. Opponents have scored 250 goals against Campbell in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.36. He has accumulated a record of 58-35-11 and he has gotten the start in 104 games. Campbell has been involved in 113 games throughout his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, St. Louis squared up with the Kraken in a game where the Blues got the victory by a final of 2-1. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing and scored 1 goal out of those tries. The Blues earned 2 goals of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

St. Louis has taken 1,181 shots (10th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.67%, while allowing the opposition 1,178 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 84.16% on their opponents 101 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.8%. They have a total of 108 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 29.63%. The Blues have earned 94 goals at even strength and 32 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 97 goals to be scored by of a combination of 81 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the St. Louis Blues have earned a total of 126 goals, 49 points, in addition to a points percentage of .662.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jordan Binnington in net. Binnington has accrued a career record of 83-39-19 and has participated in 146 games. Binnington's percentage of quality starts comes in at 54.2% and he has qualified for 77 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has recorded 3,762 stops out of the 4,117 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .914. His opponents are averaging 2.49 goals/game and he has relinquished 355 goals overall. He has made the start in 142 contests and has played 8,546 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-110)

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