St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+123) Wild (-150)

Xcel Energy Center is where the Minnesota Wild (34-28-8) will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (37-30-3) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +123 while Minnesota is sitting at -150. The betting total comes in at 7.

The St. Louis Blues were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory over the Senators in their previous outing. The Blues had a solid offensive performance and it showed in this win. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 27 shots they tried. In addition, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to score. St. Louis garnered 6 penalty mins in this contest.

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Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have earned 198 goals (25th in the league) over the course of the season and have surrendered 210. For the current campaign, they have tallied 77 points and their points percentage is .550. St. Louis skates onto the rink with 215 power play opportunities and they have added 38 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 17.67%. When at even strength, the Blues have conceded 171 goals while getting 160 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has attempted 2,003 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Blues have seen 2,269 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .907. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 183 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have a total of 39 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 272 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled a record of 141-92-29 and he has gotten the start in 265 games. The opposition has racked up 732 goals versus Binnington in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.79. Binnington has seen 7,910 shot attempts against him and has gathered 7,178 saves. His save percentage currently is at .907 during his 15,748 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has tallied 141 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .532.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Kings in an outing where the Wild took the loss by a final of 6-0. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but were not able to net one. The Wild notched 0 goals of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

The Wild have tallied 162 goals at even strength and 51 goals (10th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. Minnesota has put up 2,104 shots (19th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.12%, while allowing their opponents 2,093 shots. On the season, the Minnesota Wild have a total of 213 goals, 76 points, as well as a points percentage of .543. They have allowed 222 goals to be scored by way of 162 goals at even strength and 60 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 237 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 21.52%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.25% on their opponents 233 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.4%.

Across the rink you will find Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Teams are averaging 2.59 goals/game and he has yielded 2,544 goals in total. Fleury's quality start rate is 55.2% and he has 474 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 859 games and has accumulated 58,978 minutes. Fleury holds a lifetime record of 560-327-95 and has been in net for 1,020 games. He has accrued 26,467 saves out of 29,011 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .912.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+123)

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