New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-165) Blues (+135)

The St. Louis Blues (20-18-1) are hosting the New York Rangers (26-11-2) at Enterprise Center on Thursday. The line on this matchup has New York at -165 and St. Louis is at +135. The over/under is 7.

The New York Rangers will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-3 defeat against the Canucks their last time out. New York amassed 2 penalty minutes for this game. Additionally, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. The Rangers had an average offensive output in this defeat. In the matchup, they finished 3 of the 42 shots they launched.

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When at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 92 goals while notching 95 themselves. New York Rangers opponents have amassed 115 power play opportunities (28th in the NHL) and have scored 18 goals in those attempts. In the matter of scoring goals, the New York Rangers have accumulated 131 goals (11th in hockey) this season and have allowed 110. New York has attempted 1,226 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. For the year, they have recorded 54 points and their points percentage is .692. The Rangers so far have had 1,151 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .904. New York has tallied 120 power play opportunities and they have scored 36 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 30.00%.

The man in goal for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Over the course of his time in hockey, Shesterkin has recorded 117 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .657. He has a save percentage of .921 during his 10,626 mins guarding the cage. Shesterkin has had 5,481 shots against him and has accrued 5,049 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 432 goals versus Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.44. He has earned a record of 115-51-15 and he started in 178 games. Shesterkin has been involved in 183 matchups throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, St. Louis squared up with the Panthers in a matchup where the Blues ended up losing by a tally of 5-1. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Blues converted 1 goal out of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

This season, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 108 goals, 41 points, in addition to a points percentage of .526. They have allowed 124 goals to be scored by way of 102 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blues have racked up 96 goals at even strength and 12 goals (32nd in the league) while on the power play. They have recorded 113 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 10.62%. St. Louis has put up 1,182 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.14%, while allowing their opponents 1,236 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.43% on their opponents 102 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jordan Binnington in goal. Opponents are averaging 2.81 goals per game and he has given up 680 goals in total. Binnington's quality start rate comes out to 51.6% and he has made 126 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 244 games and has been on the ice for 14,522 minutes. Binnington is the owner of a career record of 130-84-27 and has been in net for 251 games. He has gathered 6,560 saves out of 7,240 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .906.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+135)

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