St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 11/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+102) Hurricanes (-122)

The St. Louis Blues (7-9-1) are on their way to PNC Arena on Sunday where they will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (11-4-0). The line on this contest has the Blues at +102 and the Hurricanes are sitting at -122. The over/under comes in at 6.

The St. Louis Blues will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-3 loss to the Sabres in their previous outing. St. Louis recorded 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to net one. The Blues offense showed they have some room for improvement in this loss. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 3 of the 27 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Blues have conceded 48 goals while notching 37 on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have recorded 48 power play tries (21st in the league) and have a total of 11 goals in those attempts. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 43 goals (27th in hockey) this year and have given up 59. St. Louis has taken 435 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.9%. For the year, they have 15 points and their points percentage sits at .441. The Blues have had 518 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .886. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 41 power play opportunities and they have scored 6 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 14.63%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joel Hofer. Hofer has played in 43 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a mark of 22-16-2 and was named the starter in 40 games. The opposition has racked up 110 goals against Hofer in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 3.18. Hofer has had 1,213 shots taken against him and has accrued 1,103 saves. He has a save percentage of .909 for his 2,074 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Hofer has 22 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .550.

The last time they were on the ice, Carolina opposed the Hockey Club in a game where the Hurricanes were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 4-1. The Hurricanes recorded 1 goal out of the 50 shots on goal they attempted. They had 6 power play attempts in this one and scored 1 out of those attempts.

On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes are sitting with 60 goals, 22 points, in addition to a points percentage of .733. They have permitted 40 goals to be scored by way of 31 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes have scored 49 goals at even strength and 11 goals (11th in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 51 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 21.57%. Carolina has taken 527 shots (5th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.39%, while allowing their opponents 377 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 83.64% on the other teams 55 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Pyotr Kochetkov between the pipes. Kochetkov has a lifetime mark of 46-22-9 and has been in net for 79 games. Kochetkov's quality start rate sits at 57.3% and he has made 43 quality starts in his pro career. He has a tally of 1,781 saves out of 1,961 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .908. Teams are averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has surrendered 180 goals in total. He has been a starter 75 contests and has racked up 3,948 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+102)

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