Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 3/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

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

The St. Louis Blues (36-29-3) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (43-20-5) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Avalanche at -195 while the Blues are priced at +155. The total is 7.

The Colorado Avalanche had a good night with a 3-2 victory against the Oilers in their previous outing. Colorado accumulated 7 penalty mins for this contest. The Avalanche had an average offensive output in the win. Additionally, they had 1 attempt on the power play but weren't able to notch a goal. While out there on the ice, they converted 3 out of the 43 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Avalanche have allowed 162 goals while having 193 of their own. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 221 power play opportunities (7th in pro hockey) and have scored 41 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 252 goals (1st in pro hockey) on the season and have given up 203. Colorado has taken 2,223 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.3%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 91 points and their points % is .669. The Avalanche thus far have had 2,007 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. Colorado has accumulated 238 power play opportunities and they have notched 59 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 24.79%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. In his professional hockey career, Georgiev is sitting with 124 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .534. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 13,879 minutes guarding the cage. Georgiev has seen 7,176 shots against him and has recorded 6,527 total saves. Opponents have notched 649 goals versus Georgiev in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.81. He has earned a win-loss record of 133-79-20 and he started in 232 games. Georgiev has taken the ice for 245 contests throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, St. Louis played the Ducks in a matchup where the Blues took home the victory by a tally of 4-2. They had 6 power play chances in this matchup and scored 3 out of those opportunities. The Blues notched 4 goals of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.

St. Louis has attempted 1,943 shots (24th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.78%, while allowing the other team 2,195 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.10% on their oppositions 177 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.7%. They have earned 210 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.10%. The Blues have tallied 152 goals at even strength and 38 goals (21st in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 204 goals to be scored by of a combination of 167 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have notched a total of 190 goals, 75 points, as well as a points percentage of .551.

Across the ice you are going to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. Teams are averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has relinquished 728 goals overall. Binnington's rate of quality starts sits at 53.4% and he has qualified for 141 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 264 games and has been on the ice for 15,689 minutes. Binnington has a lifetime mark of 141-91-29 and has been in net for 271 contests. He has accrued 7,147 saves out of 7,875 shots tried, giving him a save % of .908.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (+155)

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