St. Louis Blues vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 1/26/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023

Location: ASU Multi-Purpose Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Fox Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-176) Coyotes (+146)

The St. Louis Blues (23-22-3) are on their way to ASU Multi-Purpose Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Arizona Coyotes (15-28-5). The odds on this game have the Blues at -176 while the Coyotes are priced at +146. The total is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 5-3 loss against the Sabres their last time on the ice. St. Louis earned 6 penalty mins in this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to make the most of them. The Blues played like an average offensive team in this loss. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 28 shots they tried.

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Regarding their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 149 goals (18th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 171. For the current campaign, the have a total of 49 points and their points percentage sits at .510. St. Louis has tallied 137 power play chances and they have added 31 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 22.63%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have given up 142 goals while notching 118 on offense. St. Louis has tried 1,380 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.8%. The Blues have seen 1,533 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .888. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 116 power play opportunities (32nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 29 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. In his career, Binnington has 101 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .518. His save percentage sits at .907 for his 11,550 mins played. Binnington has had 5,638 shots against him and he has 5,116 total saves. Opponents have tallied 522 goals versus Binnington in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.71. He has earned a win-loss record of 108-62-23 and he was named the starter in 195 games. Binnington has played in 199 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last outing, Arizona faced off against the Ducks in a game where the Coyotes ended up losing by a score of 5-2. The Coyotes converted 2 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play opportunities in this one and earned 1 out of those chances.

Arizona has attempted 1,224 shots (31st in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.05%, while allowing the opposition 1,663 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 73.18% on their oppositions 179 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%. They have a tally of 146 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.49%. The Coyotes have accumulated 96 goals at even strength and 27 goals (25th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 173 goals to be scored by way of 125 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Arizona Coyotes have 123 goals, 35 points, and a points percentage of .365.

For the opposition you are likely to see Karel Vejmelka in goal. Vejmelka is sitting with a lifetime mark of 25-49-7 and has been in net for 86 games. Vejmelka's quality start percentage comes out to 46.3% and he has made 38 quality starts in his career. He has racked up 2,544 stops out of 2,825 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .901. His opponents are averaging 3.51 goals per contest and he has surrendered 281 goals overall. He has started in 82 games and has played for a total of 4,800 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona (+146) and under 6.5 goals

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