St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+180) Wild (-225)

The St. Louis Blues (37-35-7) are headed to Xcel Energy Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Minnesota Wild (44-24-10). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +180 while Minnesota is coming in at -225. The total has been set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 win against the Rangers in the last game they played. St. Louis recorded 4 mins in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to net one. The Blues had an average offensive output in this win. In the game, they netted 3 out of the 22 shots they tried.

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When playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 231 goals while getting 210 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 206 power play tries (31st in the league) and have tallied 56 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 255 goals (15th in the NHL) for the year and have allowed 287. St. Louis has taken 2,258 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.3%. For the current campaign, they sit with 81 points and their points percentage comes in at .513. The Blues so far have had 2,551 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .887. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 232 power play chances and they have notched 45 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 19.40%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 221 games during his professional hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 117-71-26 and he has gotten the start in 216 games. The opposition has racked up 595 goals versus Binnington in his career and his goals against average is 2.78. Binnington has seen 6,339 shots against him and he has 5,744 total saves. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 12,829 mins played. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has recorded 114 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .528.

When they took the ice last, Minnesota opposed the Penguins in an outing where the Wild ended up taking the loss by a mark of 4-1. They had 5 chances on the power play in this outing and notched 1 out of those opportunities. The Wild scored 1 goal of the 28 shots on goal they were seeking.

Minnesota has attempted 2,425 shots (19th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.32%, while allowing the other team 2,419 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.22% on the other teams 245 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 91.4%. They have earned 240 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 21.67%. The Wild are sitting with 174 goals at even strength and 52 goals (15th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 207 goals to be scored by of a combination of 161 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 226 goals, 98 points, in addition to a points percentage of .628.

Across the ice you are expected to see Filip Gustavsson in net. He is sitting with 1,737 saves out of the 1,888 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .920. Gustavsson is the owner of a career record of 30-22-9 and has participated in 63 games. He was named a starter in 57 games and has played 3,649 mins. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts sits at 66.7% and he has 38 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.48 goals/game and he has conceded 151 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+180)

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