St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 10/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

The St. Louis Blues (43-33-6 last season) are traveling to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Kraken (34-35-13 last year).

The St. Louis Blues had a decent effort after finishing in a 1-1 tie against the Stars in their previous contest . St. Louis accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this outing. The Blues had a below average offensive outing in this game. Furthermore, they had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to make the most of that try. In the game, they earned a goal on 1 of the 26 shots they looked to score on.

While playing at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 202 goals while notching 189. St. Louis Blues opponents had 215 power play opportunities (31st in professional hockey) and scored 46 goals in those attempts. When it comes to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues accumulated 234 goals (24th in the NHL) over the course of last year and allowed 248. St. Louis attempted 2,370 shots and were the owners of a shooting percentage of 9.9%. For the previous season, the had a total of 92 points and their points percentage was .561. The Blues had 2,636 shots taken against them and earned a save percentage of .906. St. Louis wrapped up the season with 250 power play chances and added 45 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 18.00%.

The player in the crease for this game is Jordan Binnington. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has 145 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .531. He has a save percentage of .908 during his 16,237 mins guarding the cage. Binnington has had 8,188 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 7,432 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 756 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.79. He has an overall mark of 145-94-31 and he has gotten the start in 273 games. Binnington has taken the ice for 280 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Seattle opposed the Wild in an outing where the Kraken took home the win by a score of 4-3. The Kraken earned 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 chances on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances.

Seattle has tried 2,347 shots (25th in the league) and earned a shot percentage of 9.12%, while allowing their opponent 2,391 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.83% on their opposition's 222 tries on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 90.3%. They had 242 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.66%. The Kraken earned 164 goals at even strength and 50 goals (19th in the NHL) while on the power play. They permitted 232 goals to be scored by way of 185 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the Seattle Kraken tallied 214 goals, 81 points, and a points percentage of .494.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Philipp Grubauer protecting the goal. Teams are averaging 2.59 goals/game and he has conceded 814 goals overall. Grubauer's quality start percentage is 53.7% and he has made 167 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 311 games and has played 18,892 mins. Grubauer holds a lifetime mark of 158-122-32 and has participated in 344 games. He has tallied 8,281 stops out of 9,095 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .911.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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