Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

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

Enterprise Center is the location where the St. Louis Blues (21-19-3) will play the Tampa Bay Lightning (26-13-1) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Lightning at -156 and the Blues are coming in at +130. The total is set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 5-4 victory against the Canucks in their last outing. Tampa Bay amassed 23 mins in the box for this matchup. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and were able to score 2 goals. The Lightning had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 35 shots they attempted.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 131 power play tries (17th in pro hockey) and have a total of 25 goals in those attempts. The Lightning have had 1,233 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .904. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,291 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.1%. While at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 93 goals while notching 102 of their own. Tampa Bay has accounted for 142 power play opportunities and they have added 41 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 28.87%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 53 points and their points % is .663. Regarding scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 143 goals (8th in the league) so far this season and have conceded 118.

The player between the pipes for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 394 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 247-111-25 and he started in 384 games. Opponents have been able to score 965 goals against Vasilevskiy in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has had 11,921 shots taken against him and has accrued 10,956 total saves. His save percentage is .919 for his 23,128 minutes played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Vasilevskiy has recorded 220 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .573.

When they were on the ice last, St. Louis faced off against the Flames in a game where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a final of 4-1. The Blues had 1 goal of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game but didn't score a goal.

The Blues are sitting with 105 goals at even strength and 29 goals (19th in the league) while having more men on the ice. St. Louis has attempted 1,242 shots (24th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.79%, while allowing their opponents 1,395 shots. On the year, the St. Louis Blues have notched a total of 134 goals, 45 points, and a points percentage of .523. They have granted a total of 154 goals to be scored by of a combination of 126 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 121 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.97%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 73.33% on the other teams 105 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.0%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Jordan Binnington patrolling the crease. He has tallied 5,005 stops out of the 5,512 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .908. Binnington has amassed a career mark of 106-59-23 and has participated in 194 games. He has been a starter 190 contests and has accumulated 11,290 mins. Binnington's quality start rate comes out to 52.1% and he has 99 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.69 goals per game and he has yielded 507 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-156)

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