St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 3/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-110) Senators (-109)

The Ottawa Senators (28-35-4) will take on the St. Louis Blues (36-30-3) at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Blues at -110 and the Senators are at -109. The total has been set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat against the Avalanche in their previous outing. The Blues were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the defeat. In the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 33 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to score. St. Louis amassed 6 mins in the box in this contest.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 193 goals (26th in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 208. For the current season, the have a total of 75 points and their points percentage comes in at .543. St. Louis has compiled 213 power play opportunities and they have scored 38 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 17.84%. At even strength, the Blues have given up 170 goals while getting 155 when they are on offense. St. Louis has taken 1,976 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Blues thus far have had 2,230 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .907. St. Louis Blues opponents have 180 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have scored 38 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Opponents have tallied 732 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.79. Binnington has played in 272 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage is at .907 during his 15,748 mins played. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 141-92-29 and he started in 265 games. Over the course of his career, Binnington has accumulated 141 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .532. Binnington has seen 7,910 shot attempts against him and has garnered 7,178 total saves.

In their last contest, Ottawa went up against the Bruins in a game where the Senators took a loss by a mark of 6-2. The Senators notched 2 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this outing and converted 1 out of those tries.

On the year, the Ottawa Senators have accumulated 210 goals, 60 points, and a points percentage of .448. They have permitted 239 goals to be scored by of a combination of 185 goals at even strength and 54 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators have accumulated 171 goals at even strength and 39 goals (21st in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 231 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 16.88%. Ottawa has attempted 2,167 shots (12th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.69%, while allowing their opponents 2,015 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 72.73% on their opponents 198 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.1%.

Across the rink you will find Joonas Korpisalo in goal. His opposition is averaging 3.07 goals/game and he has allowed 750 goals altogether. Korpisalo's quality start percentage comes out to 48.3% and he has earned 116 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has started in 240 contests and has played 14,650 mins. Korpisalo holds a lifetime mark of 109-102-29 and has played in 265 games. He has recorded 6,844 stops out of 7,594 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .901.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (-109)

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