Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Blues (28-22-2) will go up against the Nashville Predators (27-24-2) at Enterprise Center on Saturday.

The Nashville Predators will look for better times on the ice after their 4-2 loss to the Devils in their last outing. The Predators had a below average offensive outing in this loss. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 32 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities and were able to notch 1 goal. Nashville amassed 6 penalty mins for this contest.

Nashville Predators opponents have 168 power play opportunities (9th in the league) and have a total of 40 goals in those chances. The Predators have had 1,607 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. Nashville has taken 1,644 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.6%. While at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 128 goals while having 122 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville has tallied 185 power play chances and they have tallied 36 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 19.46%. For the current campaign, they have earned 56 points and their points percentage is .528. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators have notched 158 goals (17th in hockey) for the year and have conceded 168.

The player between the pipes for this game is Juuse Saros. Saros has taken the ice for 328 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has compiled a mark of 167-115-29 and was named the starter in 311 games. The opposition has been able to score 822 goals versus Saros in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.63. Saros has seen 9,944 shots against him and has garnered 9,122 saves. His save percentage is .917 during his 18,784 mins guarding the cage. In his career, Saros has compiled 188 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .605.

Their last time out, St. Louis played the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Blues were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 4-1. They had 2 power play chances in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Blues notched 1 goal of the 15 shots on goal they tried.

St. Louis has attempted 1,496 shots (26th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.03%, while allowing their opponents 1,656 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 79.56% on their opponents 137 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.4%. They have a tally of 154 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 16.88%. The Blues have racked up 124 goals at even strength and 26 goals (23rd in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 159 goals to be scored by of a combination of 131 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the St. Louis Blues have notched a total of 150 goals, 58 points, in addition to a points percentage of .558.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jordan Binnington protecting the goal. Binnington is sitting with a career record of 135-87-28 and has participated in 260 games. Binnington's quality start rate comes out to 52.2% and he has qualified for 132 quality starting assignments in his career. He has tallied 6,815 saves out of 7,517 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .907. Opponents are averaging 2.80 goals per game and he has relinquished 702 goals overall. He has made the start in 253 contests and has played for a total of 15,060 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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