St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+155) Lightning (-195)

The St. Louis Blues (15-14-1) are on their way to Amalie Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (14-13-5). The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +155 and the Lightning are at -195. The over/under is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues had a good night with a 4-3 victory over the Stars their last time on the ice. St. Louis garnered 6 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Blues had a solid offensive performance in the victory. Additionally, they had 1 power play chance and were able to notch 1 goal. For the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 34 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 81 goals while getting 79 on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 84 power play opportunities (32nd in the league) and have come away with 17 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 87 goals (23rd in hockey) on the season and have given up 98. St. Louis has tried 917 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.5%. For the current season, they have 31 points and their points percentage sits at .517. The Blues have seen 965 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .898. St. Louis is sitting with 87 power play chances and they have notched 8 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 9.20%.

The man in goal for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has taken the ice for 246 contests throughout his hockey career. He has earned a mark of 127-82-27 and got the start in 239 games. The opposition has racked up 666 goals against Binnington in his career and his goals against rate is 2.80. Binnington has had 7,118 shots against him and has amassed 6,452 saves. His save percentage is .906 for his 14,246 mins played. For his career, Binnington has tallied 123 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .515.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay went up against the Flames in a game where the Lightning went home in defeat by a mark of 4-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing and tallied 1 on that opportunity. The Lightning netted 2 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they tried.

The Lightning have earned 74 goals at even strength and 31 goals (1st in the league) while having a power play advantage. Tampa Bay has taken 974 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.78%, while allowing the other team 993 shots. So far this year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 105 goals, 33 points, and a points percentage of .516. They have granted a total of 114 goals to be scored by way of 95 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 103 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 30.10%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their opponents 95 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.5%.

Across the rink you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in the crease. Vasilevskiy has earned a lifetime mark of 268-128-28 and has been in goal for 435 games. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.9% and he has accumulated 242 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has a tally of 12,116 saves out of the 13,196 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .918. Teams are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has yielded 1,080 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 425 contests and his ice time sits at 25,562 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (+155)

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