Vancouver Canucks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 3/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-110) Blues (-110)

Enterprise Center is the site where the St. Louis Blues (33-34-6) will compete against the Vancouver Canucks (34-34-5) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Canucks at -110 and the Blues are coming in at -110. The betting total is set at 6.

The Vancouver Canucks came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-2 victory over the Blackhawks in their previous outing. Vancouver amassed 6 minutes in the box in this game. The Canucks had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play chances and were able to net 1 goal. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 4 of the 31 shots they put on net.

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Vancouver Canucks opponents have 216 power play tries (20th in the league) and have come away with 63 goals in those attempts. The Canucks thus far have had 2,235 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .881. Vancouver has attempted 2,196 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. At even strength, the Canucks let the opposition score 202 goals while getting 191 themselves. Vancouver is sitting with 243 power play chances and they have notched 54 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 22.22%. For the current season, they have scored 73 points and their points % is .500. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 245 goals (11th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 265.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Thatcher Demko. During his career on the ice, Demko has accrued 87 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .558. His save percentage is at .910 for his 9,426 mins between the pipes. Demko has seen 5,069 shots against him and has accrued 4,614 saves. Opponents have been able to score 455 goals versus Demko in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.90. He has amassed an overall record of 78-66-13 and he has gotten the start in 156 games. Demko has been involved in 162 matchups over the course of his NHL career.

In their last contest, St. Louis played the Kings in a matchup where the Blues ended up losing by a final score of 7-6. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and scored 2 out of those opportunities. The Blues had 6 goals out of the 22 shots on goal they pursued.

On the campaign, the St. Louis Blues have 233 goals, 72 points, in addition to a points percentage of .493. They have permitted 266 goals to be scored by way of 219 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blues have tallied 189 goals at even strength and 44 goals (20th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 217 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 20.28%. St. Louis has attempted 2,084 shots (27th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.18%, while allowing the opposition 2,357 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 75.13% on their opponents 189 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has yielded 578 goals in total. Binnington's percentage of quality starts is 52.1% and he has qualified for 110 quality starts in his career. He got the starting nod in 211 games and his ice time sits at 12,481 mins. Binnington has amassed a lifetime mark of 113-70-25 and has played in 215 games. He is sitting with 5,588 saves out of the 6,166 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .906.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (-110)

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