St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 12/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+125) Canucks (-150)

Rogers Arena is the site where the Vancouver Canucks (14-8-4) will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (13-13-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +125 and Vancouver is sitting at -150. The betting total is set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-2 loss to the Oilers in their previous game. St. Louis accounted for 2 penalty mins for this game. In addition, they had 2 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Blues had a below average offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 31 shots they launched.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 72 goals (27th in the NHL) so far this season and have allowed 87. For the current season, they have 28 points and their points percentage sits at .500. St. Louis has tallied 65 power play opportunities and they have scored 11 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 16.92%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 71 goals while scoring 61 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has tried 754 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.6%. The Blues have had 818 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .894. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 73 power play tries (26th in hockey) and have a total of 16 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. The opposition has scored 816 goals against Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 3.01. Binnington has been involved in 301 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .907 during his 16,288 minutes played. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 153-104-33 and he was named the starter in 293 games. For his career, Binnington has 157 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .536. Binnington has had 8,771 shot attempts against him and has recorded 7,955 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Vancouver opposed the Lightning in a matchup where the Canucks took the defeat by a final score of 4-2. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Canucks tallied 2 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

The Canucks have 67 goals at even strength and 18 goals (12th in the league) while on the power play. Vancouver has attempted 696 shots (28th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 12.21%, while allowing their opponents 742 shots. On the campaign, the Vancouver Canucks have earned a total of 85 goals, 32 points, and a points percentage of .615. They have permitted 82 goals to be scored by way of 66 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 78 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 23.08%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on their opponents 80 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 88.9%.

Across the ice you are going to see Kevin Lankinen defending the net. Teams are averaging 3.55 goals per contest and he has allowed 373 goals altogether. Lankinen's rate of quality starts comes out to 52.1% and he has 63 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 121 contests and has racked up 6,300 minutes. Lankinen is sitting with a career mark of 58-47-15 and has played in 132 games. He has tallied 3,572 stops out of 3,945 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .905.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (-150)

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