St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers Prediction, 3/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+190) Rangers (-240)

The St. Louis Blues (32-28-3) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Saturday where they will try to beat the New York Rangers (40-18-4). The moneyline on this game has the Blues at +190 while the Rangers are coming in at -240. The total has been set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 loss against the Devils their last time out. St. Louis accumulated 4 penalty minutes for this game. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. The Blues had a below average offensive outing in the loss. In the game, they scored on 1 of the 24 shots they put on net.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have 164 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have racked up 34 goals in those chances. The Blues have had 2,026 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .904. St. Louis has attempted 1,801 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.8%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have given up 160 goals while scoring 143 of their own. St. Louis has accumulated 195 power play chances and they have added 33 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 16.92%. For the current season, they have accumulated 67 points and their points percentage is .532. In reference to scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 176 goals (26th in the National Hockey League) this year and have given up 194.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 268 games during his NHL career. He has earned a record of 139-90-29 and was named the starter in 261 games. The opposition has notched 721 goals versus Binnington in his career and his goals against rate is 2.79. Binnington has had 7,771 shots taken against him and has recorded 7,050 total saves. His save percentage is at .907 in his 15,504 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has tallied 139 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .533.

In their last outing, New York faced off against the Panthers in a game where the Rangers ended up losing by a final score of 4-2. They had 4 chances on the power play in this game and recorded 2 out of those attempts. The Rangers netted 2 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the New York Rangers have earned 205 goals, 84 points, in addition to a points percentage of .677. They have permitted 169 goals to be scored by way of 139 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have scored 156 goals at even strength and 49 goals (6th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 195 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 25.13%. New York has put up 1,923 shots (17th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.66%, while allowing their opponents 1,838 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 83.15% on their oppositions 178 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 90.8%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Igor Shesterkin patrolling the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.44 goals per game and he has surrendered 470 goals in total. Shesterkin's percentage of quality starts is 65.5% and he has 127 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has been a starter 194 games and has played for a total of 11,580 mins. Shesterkin holds a lifetime mark of 125-55-17 and has participated in 199 games. He has tallied 5,488 stops out of 5,958 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .921.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (-240)

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