St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 12/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

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

The St. Louis Blues (15-16-3) are en route to Little Caesars Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Detroit Red Wings (13-14-4). The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at -128 while the Red Wings are sitting at +106. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-1 loss to the Lightning in their previous outing. The Blues didn't have a great showing offensively in this defeat. In the game, they converted 1 of the 32 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 2 power play attempts but didn't get a goal. St. Louis recorded 11 minutes in the box in this matchup.

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While at even strength, the Blues have conceded 85 goals while getting 73 themselves. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 88 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have scored 20 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 85 goals (27th in the National Hockey League) this year and have surrendered 105. St. Louis has attempted 891 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.5%. For the season, they have recorded 33 points and their points percentage is .485. The Blues so far have had 985 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .893. St. Louis comes into tonight with 75 power play opportunities and they have tallied 12 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 16.00%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Binnington has taken the ice for 305 games throughout his NHL career. He has earned an overall record of 153-107-34 and he was named the starter in 297 games. Opponents have tallied 828 goals versus Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average is 3.05. Binnington has had 8,877 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 8,049 saves. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 16,297 minutes on the ice. Over the course of his career, Binnington has compiled 158 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .532.

When they took the ice last, Detroit faced off against the Flyers in a game where the Red Wings took home the win by a final score of 6-4. They had 3 power play attempts in this outing and notched 1 out of those chances. The Red Wings recorded 6 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they attempted.

On the season, the Detroit Red Wings have 83 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .484. They have permitted 98 goals to be scored by of a combination of 71 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Red Wings have accumulated 61 goals at even strength and 22 goals (9th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 89 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 24.72%. Detroit has taken 785 shots (31st in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.57%, while allowing the other team 945 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 67.86% on their opponents 84 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Alex Lyon in net. His opposition is averaging 3.39 goals per contest and he has relinquished 257 goals altogether. Lyon's rate of quality starts sits at 50.6% and he has accumulated 42 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has been a starter 83 games and has been on the ice for 4,547 mins. Lyon has amassed a lifetime record of 42-33-10 and has been in net for 93 games. He has recorded 2,403 saves out of 2,660 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .903.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (-128)

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