St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 12/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+170) Panthers (-210)

FLA Live Arena is the location where the Florida Panthers (18-11-2) will go up against the St. Louis Blues (15-15-1) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +170 and Florida is sitting at -210. The total is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-1 defeat against the Lightning their last time on the ice. The Blues didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. In the game, they converted 1 of the 29 shots they tried. In addition, they had 3 chances on the power play and netted 1 goal. St. Louis accrued 13 mins in the box in this game.

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In the matter of scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 88 goals (26th in hockey) for the year and have conceded 104. For the current campaign, they have racked up 31 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. St. Louis has accumulated 90 power play chances and they have scored 9 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 10.00%. When playing at even strength, the Blues have conceded 86 goals while having 79 of their own. St. Louis has taken 946 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.3%. The Blues thus far have had 998 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .896. St. Louis Blues opponents have amassed 87 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have scored 18 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. In his career, Binnington has accumulated 123 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .513. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 14,278 minutes guarding the cage. Binnington has seen 7,141 shots against him and he has 6,470 saves. Opponents have been able to score 671 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.82. He has amassed an overall record of 127-83-27 and he was named the starter in 240 games. Binnington has been in net for 247 games throughout his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Florida played the Flames in an outing where the Panthers ended up taking the loss by a mark of 3-1. The Panthers scored 1 goal of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 5 chances on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 out of those chances.

Florida has taken 1,051 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.66%, while allowing the other team 844 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 82.35% on the other teams 102 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.5%. They have recorded 99 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.18%. The Panthers have scored 73 goals at even strength and 18 goals (21st in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 80 goals to be scored by way of 62 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Florida Panthers have a total of 91 goals, 38 points, and a points percentage of .613.

On the other side of the ice you will find Sergei Bobrovsky in the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,659 goals overall. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.2% and he has qualified for 371 quality starts in his career. He has started in 649 games and has been on the ice for 38,256 mins. Bobrovsky has earned a lifetime mark of 374-215-52 and has played in 665 games. He has recorded 17,803 saves out of 19,462 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .915.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+170)

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