St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 3/4/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers
Date: Monday, March 4, 2024
Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
TV: ESPN+/Hulu
Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+107) Flyers (-129)
The Philadelphia Flyers (32-23-7) will play the St. Louis Blues (31-26-3) at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +107 while the Flyers are opening at -129. The over/under comes in at 7.
The St. Louis Blues went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-1 win over the Wild in the last game they played. St. Louis had 4 penalty mins in this matchup. The Blues had an average offensive performance in the victory. Additionally, they had 7 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 27 shots they put on goal.
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When at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 152 goals while earning 139 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have amassed 160 power play opportunities (32nd in professional hockey) and have scored 33 goals in those chances. Concerning scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 172 goals (25th in the NHL) on the year and have allowed 185. St. Louis has attempted 1,731 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.9%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 65 points and their points percentage sits at .542. The Blues have had 1,918 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .904. St. Louis steps onto the ice with 188 power play opportunities and they have added 33 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 17.55%.
The player between the pipes for this game is Jordan Binnington. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has accounted for 137 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .529. His save percentage currently is at .907 during his 15,382 mins between the pipes. Binnington has seen 7,697 shots against him and he has 6,980 saves. The opposition has notched 717 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.80. He has a mark of 138-89-29 and he was named the starter in 259 games. Binnington has been involved in 266 games over the course of his NHL career.
When they took the ice last, Philadelphia played the Senators in a game where the Flyers got the win by a mark of 4-2. The Flyers notched 4 goals out of the 40 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal.
The Flyers have accumulated 159 goals at even strength and 26 goals (29th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Philadelphia has attempted 2,072 shots (2nd in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.93%, while allowing their opponents 1,720 shots. On the campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned a total of 185 goals, 71 points, in addition to a points percentage of .573. They have permitted 182 goals to be scored by way of 155 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 199 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 13.07%. They have a penalty kill rate of 86.29% on their oppositions 197 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.4%.
For the opposition you are going to see Samuel Ersson in net. Ersson is the owner of a career record of 23-15-4 and has participated in 46 games. Ersson's rate of quality starts is 57.1% and he has qualified for 24 quality starting assignments in his career. He has tallied 1,035 stops out of 1,153 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .898. The opposition is averaging 2.73 goals per game and he has allowed 118 goals overall. He has started in 42 games and has played for a total of 2,590 mins.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (+107)
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