St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 11/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-188) Sharks (+145)

The San Jose Sharks (2-13-1) will take on the St. Louis Blues (8-5-1) at SAP Center on Thursday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at -188 and San Jose is coming in at +145. The over/under comes in at 7.

The St. Louis Blues went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-0 victory against the Lightning in their previous outing. St. Louis had 4 minutes in the box in this game. Moreover, they had 1 chance with extra men on the ice but weren't able to net one. The Blues played really well in the victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 29 shots they put on net.

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When at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 26 goals while scoring 38 when they are on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 38 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have scored 9 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have notched 41 goals (25th in the league) for the year and have conceded 35. St. Louis has attempted 397 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the season, they have recorded 17 points and their points percentage sits at .607. The Blues have had 452 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .923. St. Louis comes into tonight with 39 power play chances and they have tallied 3 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 7.69%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. For his career, Binnington has 118 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .518. His save percentage is .907 in his 13,554 mins played. Binnington has seen 6,730 shots against him and has gathered 6,107 saves. Opponents have been able to score 623 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.76. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 122-77-27 and he started in 228 games. Binnington has been involved in 233 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last outing, San Jose faced the Panthers in a matchup where the Sharks ended up losing by a tally of 5-3. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing and netted 1 out of those tries. The Sharks had 3 goals out of the 22 shots on goal they attempted.

The Sharks have tallied 13 goals at even strength and 8 goals (23rd in the NHL) while on the power play. San Jose has taken 383 shots (31st in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 5.48%, while allowing their opponents 608 shots. So far this year, the San Jose Sharks have tallied 21 goals, 5 points, and a points percentage of .156. They have allowed 71 goals to be scored by of a combination of 53 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 49 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 16.33%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 69.49% on their opponents 59 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.3%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Mackenzie Blackwood protecting the goal. Blackwood has compiled a career record of 67-65-19 and has participated in 164 games. Blackwood's percentage of quality starts is 51.9% and he has made 80 quality starts in his NHL career. He has gathered 4,442 saves out of 4,908 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .905. Teams are averaging 3.04 goals/game and he has given up 466 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 154 contests and has been on the ice for 9,191 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (-188)

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