Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-150) Blues (+125)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (21-7-6) are traveling to Enterprise Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (16-16-2). The moneyline on this game has the Maple Leafs at -150 while the Blues are at +125. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 victory over the Flyers in their previous game. The Maple Leafs had a impressive offensive outing in the victory. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 34 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. Toronto tallied 12 penalty mins in this game.

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When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accumulated 111 goals (15th in hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 82. For the year, they have recorded 48 points and their points percentage comes in at .706. Toronto comes into the game with 109 power play chances and they have added 26 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 23.85%. While at even strength, the Maple Leafs let the opposition score 61 goals while earning 85 themselves. Toronto has attempted 1,081 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.3%. The Maple Leafs have had 966 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .915. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have tallied 104 power play tries (19th in professional hockey) and have tallied 21 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Matt Murray. Over the course of his career, Murray has earned 134 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .536. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 14,671 mins guarding the cage. Murray has seen 7,630 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 6,958 saves. The opposition has scored 672 goals against Murray in his career and his goals against average is 2.75. He has a record of 140-80-24 and he started in 250 games. Murray has been involved in 258 matchups during his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, St. Louis opposed the Golden Knights in an outing where the Blues got the tie by a tally of 4-4. The Blues had 4 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play chances in this game and recorded 1 out of those opportunities.

St. Louis has taken 998 shots (24th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the opposition 1,107 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 70.73% on their oppositions 82 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 88.9%. They have a tally of 94 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.40%. The Blues have racked up 81 goals at even strength and 22 goals (20th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 123 goals to be scored by way of 99 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have earned 103 goals, 34 points, and a points percentage of .500.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington protecting the goal. He has racked up 4,819 stops out of the 5,300 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .909. Binnington has compiled a lifetime mark of 102-57-22 and has participated in 187 contests. He has been a starter 183 games and his ice time sits at 10,864 minutes. Binnington's percentage of quality starts is 53.0% and he has made 97 quality starting assignments in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.66 goals/game and he has relinquished 481 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto (-150)

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