Ottawa Senators vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-106) Blues (-115)

Enterprise Center is the site where the St. Louis Blues (13-14-1) will compete against the Ottawa Senators (11-12-0) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Ottawa at -106 while St. Louis is at -115. The over/under is set at 7.

The Ottawa Senators were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-1 loss against the Hurricanes in their previous contest . Ottawa accumulated 20 penalty mins in this game. The Senators could have played much better offensively in this defeat. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 1 of the 32 shots they put on net.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have earned 78 goals (26th in the league) on the season and have allowed 74. For the current season, they have 22 points and their points percentage comes in at .478. Ottawa comes into the game with 97 power play opportunities and they have added 17 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 17.53%. While playing at even strength, the Senators let the opposition score 53 goals while scoring 61 on offense. Ottawa has taken 762 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.2%. The Senators thus far have had 693 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .893. Ottawa Senators opponents have recorded 76 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have racked up 21 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has taken the ice for 236 games during his NHL career. He has earned a mark of 100-88-25 and he has gotten the start in 215 games. The opposition has scored 656 goals versus Korpisalo in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.03. Korpisalo has seen 6,808 shots against him and he has 6,152 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .904 in his 13,001 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Korpisalo is sitting with 107 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .498.

In their last game, St. Louis opposed the Red Wings in a game where the Blues went home in defeat by a score of 6-4. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Blues recorded 4 goals of the 37 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the St. Louis Blues are sitting with 79 goals, 27 points, and a points percentage of .482. They have granted a total of 93 goals to be scored by way of 76 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blues have accumulated 72 goals at even strength and 7 goals (31st in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 83 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 8.43%. St. Louis has put up 853 shots (14th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.26%, while allowing the opposition 908 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.48% on their opponents 79 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jordan Binnington in net. His opponents are averaging 2.81 goals per game and he has relinquished 661 goals overall. Binnington's rate of quality starts comes out to 51.5% and he has accumulated 122 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 237 games and has played 14,126 mins. Binnington has compiled a career record of 125-82-27 and has been in goal for 244 games. He is sitting with 6,400 saves out of the 7,061 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .906.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa (-106)

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