Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 11/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-132) Blues (+110)

The St. Louis Blues (7-9-1) will try to beat the Minnesota Wild (11-2-3) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at -132 and St. Louis is coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-0 win against the Canadiens in their previous contest . The Wild had a middle of the road offensive output in this victory. For the outing, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 28 shots they put on goal. They also had 3 power play attempts and notched 1 goal. Minnesota amassed 8 penalty minutes for this game.

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When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 56 goals (10th in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 38. For the current campaign, they sit with 25 points and their points percentage sits at .781. Minnesota has tallied 51 power play opportunities and they have notched 11 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 21.57%. While playing at even strength, the Wild have conceded 29 goals while earning 45 on offense. Minnesota has taken 460 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.2%. The Wild so far have had 445 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .915. Minnesota Wild opponents have 39 power play tries (30th in hockey) and have scored 9 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. The opposition has notched 314 goals against Gustavsson in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.95. Gustavsson has been in goal for 123 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage is .913 for his 6,386 mins between the pipes. He has earned an overall mark of 60-42-16 and he has gotten the start in 115 games. In his professional hockey career, Gustavsson is sitting with 68 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .591. Gustavsson has had 3,612 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 3,298 total saves.

In their last contest, St. Louis played the Sabres in a game where the Blues took a loss by a final of 4-3. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing but were not able to net one. The Blues scored 3 goals of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

The Blues have earned 37 goals at even strength and 6 goals (31st in hockey) while having a power play advantage. St. Louis has tried 435 shots (26th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.89%, while allowing the opposition 518 shots. On the campaign, the St. Louis Blues have earned 43 goals, 15 points, and a points percentage of .441. They have granted a total of 59 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 41 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 14.63%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.08% on their opponents 48 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.6%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joel Hofer defending the net. Opponents are averaging 3.18 goals per game and he has relinquished 110 goals overall. Hofer's quality start rate sits at 55.0% and he has qualified for 22 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 40 contests and has played for a total of 2,074 minutes. Hofer has compiled a career mark of 22-16-2 and has participated in 43 games. He is sitting with 1,103 saves out of 1,213 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .909.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-132)

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