Vegas Golden Knights vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/6/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-4) are traveling to Enterprise Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the St. Louis Blues (12-10-1).

The Vegas Golden Knights were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 win against the Capitals in their previous game. The Golden Knights had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the victory. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 36 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 4 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. Vegas compiled 4 penalty minutes in this outing.

While at even strength, the Golden Knights have given up 48 goals while having 60 of their own. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have 74 power play tries (21st in hockey) and have scored 10 goals in those attempts. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Vegas Golden Knights have notched 79 goals (9th in the NHL) this season and have given up 58. Vegas has attempted 798 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.9%. For the season, they have scored 36 points and their points percentage is .720. The Golden Knights have had 738 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .921. Vegas skates onto the rink with 89 power play chances and they have notched 19 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 21.35%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Adin Hill. Hill has been involved in 115 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 55-41-8 and he has started in 102 games. The opposition has been able to score 268 goals against Hill in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.56. Hill has seen 3,096 shot attempts against him and has gathered 2,828 saves. His save percentage is at .913 during his 6,286 mins in the crease. During his career on the ice, Hill has accounted for 58 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .569.

When they were on the ice last, St. Louis played the Coyotes in an outing where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a mark of 4-1. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Blues had 1 goal of the 32 shots on goal they took.

St. Louis has attempted 678 shots (25th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.88%, while allowing their opponents 747 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.31% on the other teams 58 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%. They have earned 70 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 10.00%. The Blues have racked up 60 goals at even strength and 7 goals (30th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 72 goals to be scored by way of 60 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 67 goals, 25 points, as well as a points percentage of .543.

Across the ice you are going to see Jordan Binnington in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.79 goals per contest and he has yielded 647 goals overall. Binnington's quality start percentage comes out to 51.9% and he has accumulated 121 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 233 games and has accumulated 13,893 mins. Binnington has a lifetime mark of 124-79-27 and has been in goal for 240 contests. He has a tally of 6,277 saves out of 6,924 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .907.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas

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