St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 1/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, January 8, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+130) Wild (-156)

The St. Louis Blues (19-17-3) are en route to Xcel Energy Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (22-13-2). The line on this matchup has St. Louis at +130 and Minnesota is at -156. The total comes in at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-3 victory over the Devils their last time out. St. Louis had 8 mins in the box in this game. The Blues had a solid offensive output and it showed in this win. They also had 2 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. In the game, they converted 5 of the 19 shots they put on net.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have 95 power play tries (32nd in the league) and have earned 27 goals in those chances. The Blues so far have had 1,262 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .887. St. Louis has taken 1,143 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. When playing at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 115 goals while getting 96 of their own. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 109 power play opportunities and they have scored 26 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 23.85%. For the season, they have recorded 41 points and their points percentage is .526. With respect to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have earned 122 goals (20th in pro hockey) for the season and have conceded 142.

The man in net for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in net for 192 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has earned a mark of 105-58-23 and he has started in 188 games. Opponents have been able to score 499 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.68. Binnington has seen 5,454 shot attempts against him and has accrued 4,955 saves. His save percentage is at .909 in his 11,171 mins on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Binnington is sitting with 99 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .527.

In their last game, Minnesota played the Lightning in a matchup where the Wild notched a victory by a final of 5-1. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Wild scored 5 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they took.

Minnesota has attempted 1,145 shots (23rd in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.31%, while allowing the opposition 1,099 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.53% on the other teams 127 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.7%. They have recorded 119 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.53%. The Wild are sitting with 90 goals at even strength and 28 goals (16th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 102 goals to be scored by of a combination of 76 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Minnesota Wild have 118 goals, 46 points, as well as a points percentage of .622.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Marc-Andre Fleury in the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,391 goals overall. Fleury's rate of quality starts comes out to 55.0% and he has accumulated 443 quality starts in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 806 games and has played 55,733 minutes. Fleury has amassed a lifetime mark of 533-307-88 and has been in net for 963 contests. He has accrued 24,994 stops out of 27,385 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .913.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+130)

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