St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 12/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Monday, December 4, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

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

The St. Louis Blues (12-10-1) are traveling to T-Mobile Arena on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-4). The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +155 while Vegas is priced at -195. The total has been set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 defeat to the Coyotes in their previous outing. St. Louis accumulated 6 penalty mins in this outing. The Blues left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this loss. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. In the game, they scored on 1 of the 32 shots they launched.

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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 67 goals (23rd in the NHL) this season and have given up 72. For the season, they have recorded 25 points and their points percentage is .543. St. Louis has accounted for 70 power play opportunities and they have scored 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 10.00%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have given up 60 goals while getting 60 of their own. St. Louis has attempted 678 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.9%. The Blues thus far have had 747 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .904. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 58 power play tries (32nd in pro hockey) and have notched 12 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 240 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 124-79-27 and he was named the starter in 233 games. The opposition has notched 647 goals against Binnington in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.79. Binnington has had 6,924 shots against him and has gathered 6,277 total saves. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 13,893 minutes on the ice. For his career, Binnington has 121 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .519.

In their last game, Vegas squared up with the Capitals in an outing where the Golden Knights notched a victory by a final of 4-1. They had 4 chances on the power play in this one and scored 1 out of those tries. The Golden Knights notched 4 goals of the 36 shots on goal they pursued.

The Golden Knights have tallied 60 goals at even strength and 19 goals (8th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Vegas has taken 798 shots (2nd in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.90%, while allowing the opposition 738 shots. Over the course of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 79 goals, 36 points, and a points percentage of .720. They have allowed 58 goals to be scored by of a combination of 48 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 89 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 21.35%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 86.49% on their opponents 74 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 92.1%.

For the opposition you are going to see Adin Hill in net. He has a tally of 2,828 saves out of the 3,096 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .913. Hill has earned a career record of 55-41-8 and has been in goal for 115 contests. He got the starting nod in 102 games and has played 6,286 minutes. Hill's rate of quality starts sits at 56.9% and he has qualified for 58 quality starts in his career. The opposition is averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has relinquished 268 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas (-195)

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