Calgary Flames vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 3/28/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+118) Blues (-143)

Enterprise Center is the site where the St. Louis Blues (38-30-4) will attempt to beat the Calgary Flames (33-33-5) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Flames at +118 while the Blues are priced at -143. The over/under is set at 7.

The Calgary Flames were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 3-1 defeat to the Blackhawks their last time on the ice. The Flames didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. In the game, they scored on 1 out of the 39 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 2 chances with the advantage but didn't convert them into a score. Calgary earned 4 mins in the box in this contest.

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When talking about scoring goals, the Calgary Flames have notched 217 goals (19th in pro hockey) for the year and have allowed 227. For the current season, they have earned 71 points and their points % is .500. Calgary has compiled 218 power play opportunities and they have added 32 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 14.68%. When playing at even strength, the Flames let the opposition score 191 goals while scoring 185 themselves. Calgary has taken 2,218 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Flames have had 2,143 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .894. Calgary Flames opponents have 210 power play opportunities (21st in the league) and have scored 36 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Dustin Wolf. Wolf has played in 12 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 4-5-1 and he was named the starter in 10 games. The opposition has scored 32 goals versus Wolf in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.94. Wolf has seen 333 shot attempts against him and has recorded 301 total saves. He has a save percentage of .904 during his 653 mins in the crease. In his career, Wolf is sitting with 5 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .500.

In their last contest, St. Louis faced the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a tally of 2-1. The Blues netted 1 goal out of the 32 shots on goal they took. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

The Blues have earned 166 goals at even strength and 38 goals (24th in pro hockey) while on the power play. St. Louis has attempted 2,062 shots (22nd in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.89%, while allowing their opponents 2,337 shots. On the year, the St. Louis Blues have earned 204 goals, 80 points, and a points percentage of .556. They have allowed 216 goals to be scored by of a combination of 177 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 218 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 17.43%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 79.03% on their opponents 186 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.8%.

Across the rink you are going to see Jordan Binnington defending the net. He has recorded 7,240 stops out of 7,978 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .907. Binnington has accrued a career record of 142-92-30 and has been in goal for 274 games. He got the starting nod in 267 games and has racked up 15,871 mins. Binnington's quality start percentage comes out to 53.2% and he has 142 quality starts in his hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.79 goals per game and he has yielded 738 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (-143)

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