St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

The Ottawa Senators (4-4-0) will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (5-4-0) at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday.

The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 5-2 defeat to the Canadiens in their last outing. The Blues offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. In the outing, they finished 2 of the 31 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 3 power play opportunities but didn't convert them into a score. St. Louis tallied 6 mins in the box in this matchup.

At even strength, the Blues have conceded 20 goals while earning 23 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 24 power play opportunities (23rd in the league) and have tallied 6 goals in those attempts. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 26 goals (20th in pro hockey) for the year and have conceded 26. St. Louis has taken 251 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.4%. For the current season, they have recorded 10 points and their points percentage is sitting at .556. The Blues so far have had 281 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .907. St. Louis has compiled 20 power play opportunities and they have added 3 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 15.00%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 286 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 147-98-31 and he started in 279 games. Opponents have been able to score 773 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.80. Binnington has had 8,364 shots against him and has amassed 7,591 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .908 for his 16,593 mins played. For his career, Binnington has 147 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .527.

In their last contest, Ottawa played the Avalanche in a matchup where the Senators took a loss by a mark of 5-4. They had 1 power play chance in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Senators had 4 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.

During this campaign, the Ottawa Senators have accounted for 30 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 30 goals to be scored by of a combination of 25 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Senators have 20 goals at even strength and 10 goals (4th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 25 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 40.00%. Ottawa has tried 247 shots (20th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 12.15%, while allowing the opposition 239 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 76.19% on their opponents 21 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 87.4%.

For the opposition you are going to see Linus Ullmark defending the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.52 goals/game and he has surrendered 608 goals altogether. Ullmark's quality start percentage is 63.5% and he has qualified for 153 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 241 contests and has played for a total of 14,467 minutes. Ullmark has accrued a career record of 139-75-23 and has been in goal for 251 games. He has recorded 6,810 stops out of 7,418 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .918.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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