St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 11/1/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+185) Avalanche (-250)

The St. Louis Blues (3-3-1) are en route to Ball Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (6-2-0). The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +185 while Colorado is priced at -250. The over/under is 7.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-0 defeat to the Canucks in their previous game. St. Louis had 14 penalty minutes in this contest. The Blues didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. They also had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. In the game, they couldn't finish any of the 22 shots they attempted.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 20 power play opportunities (32nd in the league) and have come away with 4 goals in those chances. The Blues thus far have had 232 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .918. St. Louis has attempted 173 shots and has a shooting percentage of 7.5%. While at even strength, the Blues have conceded 15 goals while getting 12 as an offensive unit. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 21 power play chances and they have added 1 goal during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 4.76%. For the current season, they have accumulated 7 points and their points percentage sits at .500. Pertaining to scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 13 goals (31st in the NHL) this year and have given up 19.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Opponents have scored 612 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.77. Binnington has been in goal for 228 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .907 during his 13,255 minutes between the pipes. He has a win-loss mark of 119-75-27 and he was named the starter in 223 games. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has 115 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .516. Binnington has seen 6,564 shots against him and has garnered 5,952 saves.

Their last time out, Colorado played the Sabres in an outing where the Avalanche ended up losing by a final score of 4-0. The Avalanche recorded 0 goals of the 23 shots on goal they took. They had 6 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Avalanche have earned 21 goals at even strength and 6 goals (15th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Colorado has tried 277 shots (12th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.75%, while allowing the opposition 230 shots. On the year, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 27 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of .750. They have granted a total of 20 goals to be scored by of a combination of 18 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 32 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 18.75%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 93.75% on their oppositions 32 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.3%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Alexandar Georgiev defending the goal. He has a tally of 5,358 stops out of the 5,876 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .912. Georgiev has compiled a career record of 104-66-17 and has played in 199 games. He got the starting nod in 187 games and has played 11,176 minutes. Georgiev's rate of quality starts sits at 55.6% and he has 104 quality starts in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.78 goals per game and he has relinquished 518 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+185)

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