Carolina Hurricanes vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 4/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

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

Enterprise Center is the location where the St. Louis Blues (42-32-5) will try to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes (50-22-7) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Hurricanes at -195 while the Blues are sitting at +155. The total has been set at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes had a good night with a 4-1 victory against the Bruins in their previous outing. Carolina amassed 8 mins in the box for this game. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to score. The Hurricanes had a impressive offensive performance in the win. In the game, they converted 4 out of the 26 shots they tried.

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When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 167 goals while scoring 201 when they are on offense. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 250 power play tries (7th in the NHL) and have earned 34 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched 265 goals (8th in the league) on the season and have surrendered 201. Carolina has attempted 2,616 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.1%. For the current season, they have 107 points and their points % is .677. The Hurricanes have seen 2,029 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .901. Carolina has accounted for 238 power play chances and they have added 64 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 26.89%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Frederik Andersen. Over the course of his career, Andersen has recorded 275 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .573. His save percentage sits at .916 for his 28,506 minutes in the crease. Andersen has seen 14,430 shots against him and has gathered 13,214 saves. Opponents have scored 1,216 goals against Andersen in his career and his goals against rate is 2.56. He has amassed an overall record of 294-127-52 and he started in 480 games. Andersen has been in goal for 494 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last game, St. Louis squared up with the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Blues took home the win by a final of 5-2. The Blues notched 5 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

St. Louis has taken 2,285 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.93%, while allowing the other team 2,537 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.67% on the other teams 206 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.5%. They have recorded 245 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 17.96%. The Blues are sitting with 183 goals at even strength and 44 goals (21st in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 241 goals to be scored by way of 195 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have earned a total of 227 goals, 89 points, as well as a points percentage of .563.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.80 goals/game and he has yielded 752 goals altogether. Binnington's rate of quality starts comes out to 52.4% and he has 142 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has been a starter 271 games and has played for a total of 16,113 mins. Binnington is sitting with a lifetime record of 145-93-30 and has participated in 278 games. He is sitting with 7,359 saves out of the 8,111 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .907.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina (-195)

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