St. Louis Blues vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 2/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+107) Canadiens (+170)

The Montreal Canadiens (21-21-8) will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (26-21-2) at Bell Centre on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +107 while Montreal is priced at +170. The over/under comes in at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will look to clean up some issues after taking a 1-0 defeat to the Blue Jackets in their previous outing. St. Louis accumulated 9 minutes in the box in this contest. The Blues offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. In the game, they weren't able to convert any of the 21 shots they put on goal.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 139 goals (25th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have allowed 152. For the current season, the have a total of 54 points and their points percentage is sitting at .551. St. Louis has compiled 145 power play opportunities and they have scored 22 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 15.17%. When at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 124 goals while earning 117 as an offensive unit. St. Louis has attempted 1,419 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.8%. The Blues have seen 1,558 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .902. St. Louis Blues opponents have 129 power play tries (32nd in pro hockey) and have a total of 28 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. The opposition has scored 697 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.80. Binnington has played in 258 contests during his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .906 for his 14,941 mins on the ice. He has an overall mark of 134-86-28 and got the start in 251 games. In his career, Binnington has compiled 131 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .522. Binnington has seen 7,454 shot attempts against him and has accrued 6,757 saves.

In their last game, Montreal faced off against the Capitals in an outing where the Canadiens ended up with the victory by a mark of 5-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this contest and converted 1 out of those opportunities. The Canadiens had 5 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they took.

Montreal has put up 1,401 shots (28th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.78%, while allowing their opponents 1,704 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 73.99% on their oppositions 173 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.8%. They have a total of 163 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 20.25%. The Canadiens have earned 104 goals at even strength and 33 goals (17th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 173 goals to be scored by way of 128 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. Over the course of the season, the Montreal Canadiens have tallied 137 goals, 50 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

For the opposition you will find Sam Montembeault in net. Montembeault holds a career mark of 45-52-16 and has participated in 127 contests. Montembeault's percentage of quality starts sits at 51.4% and he has accumulated 57 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has gathered 3,495 saves out of the 3,892 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .898. His opposition is averaging 3.40 goals/game and he has yielded 397 goals in total. He has started in 111 games and has played 7,002 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+107)

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