St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/16/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+106) Bruins (-128)

The Boston Bruins (8-7-2) are welcoming the St. Louis Blues (7-9-0) at TD Garden on Saturday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at +106 and Boston is sitting at -128. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 defeat to the Bruins in their previous outing. St. Louis accumulated 8 mins in the box in this matchup. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and scored 2 goals. The Blues had a below average offensive outing in this loss. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 22 shots they tried.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 45 power play opportunities (19th in professional hockey) and have come away with 10 goals in those chances. The Blues have had 485 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .887. St. Louis has tried 408 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.8%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 45 goals while notching 34 of their own. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 40 power play opportunities and they have tallied 6 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 15.00%. For the current campaign, they have 14 points and their points percentage sits at .438. With regard to their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have notched 40 goals (27th in the league) on the season and have conceded 55.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jordan Binnington. Opponents have racked up 793 goals against Binnington in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.93. Binnington has been in goal for 292 games throughout his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .907 during his 16,265 minutes played. He has amassed a record of 149-101-31 and he has started in 284 games. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has accounted for 151 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .532. Binnington has had 8,516 shots against him and he has 7,723 saves.

In their last game, Boston faced off against the Blues in a matchup where the Bruins notched a victory by a final of 3-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Bruins scored 3 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

Boston has put up 469 shots (16th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.17%, while allowing their opponents 492 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 73.61% on their opponents 72 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.0%. They have a total of 68 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 11.76%. The Bruins have earned 35 goals at even strength and 8 goals (21st in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 54 goals to be scored by way of 35 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Boston Bruins have a total of 43 goals, 18 points, in addition to a points percentage of .529.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jeremy Swayman protecting the goal. He has gathered 3,630 stops out of 3,960 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .917. Swayman is the owner of a lifetime mark of 84-38-17 and has participated in 144 contests. He has been a starter 137 contests and his ice time sits at 7,599 minutes. Swayman's rate of quality starts is 63.5% and he has qualified for 87 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.61 goals/game and he has allowed 330 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+106)

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