Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 10/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Blues (2-1-0) will compete against the Minnesota Wild (1-0-2) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Wild were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 loss against the Jets their last time on the ice. The Wild didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. In the outing, they converted 1 of the 27 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 power play chances but didn't net one. Minnesota garnered 4 penalty minutes in this contest.

In reference to their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have notched 8 goals (13th in hockey) so far this season and have allowed 8. For the current campaign, they have recorded 4 points and their points percentage is .667. Minnesota has accounted for 8 power play opportunities and they have tallied 2 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 25.00%. At even strength, the Wild have given up 5 goals while earning 6 on offense. Minnesota has taken 91 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.8%. The Wild have had 102 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .922. Minnesota Wild opponents have 7 power play opportunities (14th in pro hockey) and have earned 3 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. The opposition has notched 164 goals versus Gustavsson in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.49. Gustavsson has played in 68 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .921 in his 3,952 minutes between the pipes. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 33-22-11 and got the start in 62 games. Over the course of his pro career, Gustavsson has tallied 42 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .677. Gustavsson has seen 2,069 shots taken against him and has garnered 1,905 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, St. Louis played the Kraken in a game where the Blues ended up with the victory by a tally of 3-2. They had 2 power play chances in this contest and earned 1 out of those tries. The Blues earned 3 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Blues have earned 9 goals at even strength and 2 goals (9th in professional hockey) while on the power play. St. Louis has tried 87 shots (10th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.64%, while allowing the opposition 89 shots. This season, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 11 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 10 goals to be scored by way of 9 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 6 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 33.33%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their opponents 5 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has allowed 606 goals overall. Binnington's quality start rate sits at 51.4% and he has qualified for 113 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 220 games and has accumulated 13,065 minutes. Binnington has earned a lifetime record of 118-74-26 and has been in goal for 225 contests. He has tallied 5,856 stops out of 6,462 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .906.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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