Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+155) Blues (-188)

The St. Louis Blues (26-12-5) will go up against the Winnipeg Jets (17-16-7) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Jets at +155 and the Blues are opening at -188. The total is 6.

The Winnipeg Jets will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-1 defeat to the Canucks in their last game. The Jets didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they converted 1 of the 34 shots they attempted. They also had 3 power play attempts but didn't get a goal. Winnipeg earned 11 penalty minutes in this contest.

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In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Winnipeg Jets have earned 114 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have surrendered 120. For the season, they have 41 points and their points percentage sits at .513. Winnipeg steps onto the ice with 126 power play opportunities and they have notched 26 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 20.63%. While at even strength, the Jets have allowed the opponent to score 89 goals while notching 88 when they are on offense. Winnipeg has attempted 1,344 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.5%. The Jets have had 1,284 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .907. Winnipeg Jets opponents have totaled 114 power play opportunities (27th in hockey) and have come away with 31 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Hellebuyck has been involved in 349 games throughout his NHL career. He has a win-loss mark of 186-116-31 and he started in 340 games. The opposition has scored 887 goals against Hellebuyck in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.66. Hellebuyck has seen 10,567 shot attempts against him and has recorded 9,680 saves. He has a save percentage of .916 in his 20,016 mins in the crease. For his professional hockey career, Hellebuyck has tallied 187 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .550.

In their last contest, St. Louis faced off against the Flames in a matchup where the Blues earned a victory by a final of 5-1. The Blues earned 5 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this contest and netted 1 goal out of those chances.

St. Louis has attempted 1,332 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.26%, while allowing the opposition 1,396 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 84.68% on their opponents 124 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.8%. They have earned 125 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 28.80%. The Blues have accumulated 114 goals at even strength and 36 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 115 goals to be scored by way of 96 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the St. Louis Blues are sitting with 150 goals, 57 points, and a points percentage of .663.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Jordan Binnington in goal. He has accrued 3,824 stops out of 4,192 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .912. Binnington has earned a lifetime record of 83-41-19 and has participated in 148 games. He got the starting nod in 144 games and has accumulated 8,643 mins. Binnington's percentage of quality starts sits at 54.2% and he has 78 quality starts in his hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.55 goals/game and he has surrendered 368 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg (+155)

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