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

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

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

The St. Louis Blues (6-5-1) are traveling to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (8-4-0). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +185 and Colorado is at -250. The over/under has been set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues had a good night with a 2-1 victory against the Coyotes in their previous contest . St. Louis garnered 4 penalty minutes in this contest. Additionally, they had 7 chances with the advantage but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Blues left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the victory. While out there on the ice, they converted 2 of the 33 shots they put on goal.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have recorded 33 power play tries (32nd in the league) and have come away with 9 goals in those chances. The Blues thus far have had 384 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .914. St. Louis has taken 326 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.6%. At even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 24 goals while having 27 on offense. St. Louis has accumulated 35 power play chances and they have scored 1 goal during those chances, garnering them a rate of 2.86%. For the year, they have recorded 13 points and their points percentage comes in at .542. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 28 goals (30th in pro hockey) so far this year and have allowed 33.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in goal for 231 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed an overall record of 120-77-27 and he started in 226 games. The opposition has been able to score 621 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.77. Binnington has seen 6,662 shot attempts against him and has amassed 6,041 saves. His save percentage is .907 in his 13,434 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Binnington has accrued 116 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .513.

When they were on the ice last, Colorado went up against the Kraken in an outing where the Avalanche took the loss by a score of 4-3. The Avalanche scored 3 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play chances in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Colorado has attempted 404 shots (15th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.90%, while allowing the other team 337 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 88.00% on the other teams 50 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%. They have recorded 46 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 17.39%. The Avalanche are sitting with 32 goals at even strength and 8 goals (18th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 35 goals to be scored by way of 29 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Colorado Avalanche have a total of 40 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

For the opposition you will find Alexandar Georgiev defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.80 goals/game and he has surrendered 528 goals overall. Georgiev's quality start percentage is 55.0% and he has earned 104 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He got the starting nod in 189 contests and has played 11,296 mins. Georgiev has a lifetime mark of 105-67-17 and has played in 201 games. He has recorded 5,405 stops out of the 5,933 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .911.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-250)

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