Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 3/16/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

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

The St. Louis Blues (34-29-3) will compete against the Minnesota Wild (33-27-7) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at -110 while St. Louis is sitting at -110. The total comes in at 7.

The Minnesota Wild will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 2-0 victory against the Ducks in their previous contest . The Wild had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this win. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 31 shots they put on goal. They also had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. Minnesota accrued 2 minutes in the box in this outing.

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While at even strength, the Wild have allowed 157 goals while scoring 157 themselves. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 224 power play tries (5th in hockey) and have racked up 57 goals in those attempts. Regarding scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have earned 207 goals (15th in the NHL) on the season and have given up 214. Minnesota has tried 2,017 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.3%. For the season, they have tallied 73 points and their points percentage is .545. The Wild have had 2,002 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .893. Minnesota has 230 power play opportunities and they have notched 50 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 21.74%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has been involved in 104 games throughout his NHL career. He has an overall mark of 49-37-14 and he was named the starter in 97 games. Opponents have been able to score 276 goals versus Gustavsson in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.78. Gustavsson has had 3,098 shots taken against him and has gathered 2,822 saves. His save percentage currently is at .911 in his 5,965 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his career, Gustavsson has recorded 54 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .557.

When they took the ice last, St. Louis faced the Kings in a matchup where the Blues took home the win by a final of 3-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Blues recorded 3 goals of the 30 shots on goal they tried.

St. Louis has attempted 1,879 shots (25th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.79%, while allowing their opponents 2,143 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 78.86% on their opponents 175 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.7%. They have a total of 202 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.83%. The Blues have earned 150 goals at even strength and 34 goals (25th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 200 goals to be scored by way of 163 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the St. Louis Blues have earned a total of 184 goals, 71 points, as well as a points percentage of .538.

Across the rink you are going to see Jordan Binnington in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.79 goals per game and he has surrendered 726 goals altogether. Binnington's quality start percentage comes out to 53.2% and he has 140 quality starts in his career. He has started in 263 games and has played for a total of 15,624 minutes. Binnington has amassed a career mark of 140-91-29 and has participated in 270 contests. He has a tally of 7,125 saves out of the 7,851 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .908.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-110)

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