Pittsburgh Penguins vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-175) Blues (+145)

The St. Louis Blues (26-28-4) are welcoming the Pittsburgh Penguins (27-21-9) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Penguins at -175 and the Blues are priced at +145. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 7-2 loss against the Oilers in their previous outing. Pittsburgh tallied 6 penalty minutes in this game. The Penguins had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 4 power play attempts and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 24 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Penguins have given up 147 goals while earning 138 themselves. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have 183 power play opportunities (14th in pro hockey) and have earned 37 goals in those chances. When it comes to their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins have racked up 181 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) this season and have allowed 184. Pittsburgh has attempted 1,905 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the season, they have accumulated 63 points and their points percentage sits at .553. The Penguins have had 1,951 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .906. Pittsburgh steps onto the ice with 199 power play opportunities and they have notched 43 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 21.61%.

The man in goal for this game is Casey DeSmith. Opponents have been able to score 315 goals versus DeSmith in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.81. DeSmith has been involved in 124 matchups during his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 6,732 mins played. He has earned an overall mark of 53-40-15 and was named the starter in 108 games. In his professional hockey career, DeSmith has accounted for 57 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .528. DeSmith has had 3,607 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,292 total saves.

Their last time out, St. Louis faced the Canucks in a matchup where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Blues recorded 2 goals out of the 22 shots on goal they tried.

The Blues are sitting with 140 goals at even strength and 35 goals (21st in pro hockey) while on the power play. St. Louis has put up 1,677 shots (28th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.44%, while allowing their opponents 1,872 shots. On the season, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 175 goals, 56 points, as well as a points percentage of .483. They have permitted 211 goals to be scored by way of 176 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 169 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.71%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.86% on their oppositions 145 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 88.7%.

Across the rink you are going to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.73 goals per contest and he has yielded 548 goals in total. Binnington's quality start percentage sits at 51.7% and he has earned 105 quality starts in his NHL career. He has made the start in 203 games and has racked up 12,031 minutes. Binnington is sitting with a career record of 111-66-24 and has been in goal for 207 games. He has tallied 5,368 saves out of the 5,916 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-175)

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