St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Jose Sharks (19-54-9 last season) will compete against the St. Louis Blues (43-33-6 last year) at SAP Center on Thursday.

The St. Louis Blues had a decent effort after finishing in a 1-1 tie against the Stars in their last outing. The Blues offense left a lot to be desired in this game. In the game, they scored on 1 out of the 26 shots they attempted. They also had 1 chance on the power play but didn't get a goal. St. Louis accrued 6 minutes in the box in this game.

St. Louis Blues opponents had 215 power play opportunities (31st in pro hockey) and came away with 46 goals in those chances. The Blues had 2,636 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .906. St. Louis took 2,370 shots and were the owners of a shooting percentage of 9.9%. While at even strength, the Blues allowed the opponent to score 202 goals while earning 189. St. Louis compiled 250 power play chances and notched 45 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.00%. For the previous season, they earned 92 points and their points % was .561. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues accumulated 234 goals (24th in professional hockey) for the prior year and conceded 248.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jordan Binnington. Binnington has taken the ice for 280 games over the course of his hockey career. He has amassed an overall record of 145-94-31 and he started in 273 games. The opposition has notched 756 goals versus Binnington in his career and his goals against average is 2.79. Binnington has seen 8,188 shot attempts taken against him and he has 7,432 saves. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 16,237 minutes on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Binnington has 145 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .531.

In their last outing, San Jose opposed the Flames in a matchup where the Sharks went home in defeat by a tally of 5-1. They had 2 power play chances in this one and scored 1 out of those chances. The Sharks notched 1 goal out of the 17 shots on goal they attempted.

Last year, the San Jose Sharks had a total of 180 goals, 47 points, in addition to a points percentage of .287. They permitted 326 goals to be scored by of a combination of 264 goals at even strength and 62 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sharks accumulated 138 goals at even strength and 42 goals (27th in the league) while on the power play. They earned 208 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 20.19%. San Jose has tried 2,069 shots (32nd in the league) and had a shot percentage of 8.70%, while allowing the opposition 2,881 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 75.40% on their opposition's 252 tries on the power play, and their save percentage was 88.7%.

For the opposition you will find Mackenzie Blackwood in net. He has recorded 5,315 stops out of 5,879 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .904. Blackwood is sitting with a lifetime record of 75-82-22 and has participated in 196 contests. He got the starting nod in 184 games and has played for a total of 11,001 mins. Blackwood's quality start percentage comes in at 53.3% and he has made 98 quality starts in his hockey career. His opponents are averaging 3.08 goals per contest and he has surrendered 564 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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