St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/31/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Flyers (3-6-1) will take on the St. Louis Blues (5-5-0) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday.

The St. Louis Blues will look for better times on the ice after their 8-1 loss against the Senators in their previous contest . St. Louis earned 10 minutes in the box for this contest. Moreover, they had 4 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Blues could have played much better offensively in the loss. In the game, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 27 shots they launched.

When discussing their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 27 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 34. For the current campaign, they have recorded 10 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. St. Louis has compiled 24 power play chances and they have scored 4 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 16.67%. At even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 26 goals while having 23 themselves. St. Louis has attempted 278 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.7%. The Blues so far have had 316 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .892. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 27 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have racked up 8 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in net for 287 games throughout his hockey career. He has earned a mark of 147-98-31 and he has started in 279 games. Opponents have scored 776 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.80. Binnington has had 8,378 shots taken against him and he has 7,602 total saves. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 16,622 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Binnington has tallied 147 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .527.

Their last time out, Philadelphia squared up with the Bruins in a game where the Flyers got the victory by a final of 2-0. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Flyers recorded 2 goals of the 19 shots on goal they pursued.

Philadelphia has attempted 267 shots (22nd in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.49%, while allowing their opponents 277 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 87.18% on their opponents 39 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 85.6%. They have recorded 36 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.22%. The Flyers are sitting with 20 goals at even strength and 8 goals (8th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 40 goals to be scored by way of 35 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have accumulated 28 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .350.

Across the ice you will find Samuel Ersson defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.88 goals/game and he has yielded 184 goals altogether. Ersson's quality start percentage comes out to 53.8% and he has qualified for 35 quality starts in his hockey career. He has been a starter 65 contests and has played for a total of 3,835 mins. Ersson has a lifetime mark of 32-24-8 and has been in net for 70 games. He has a tally of 1,519 saves out of 1,703 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .892.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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