St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

The Vegas Golden Knights (45-29-8 last season) host the St. Louis Blues (43-33-6 last year) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.

The St. Louis Blues went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-2 win over the Kraken in their previous game. The Blues were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the victory. For the game, they netted 3 out of the 25 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 2 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. St. Louis garnered 11 penalty mins for this game.

Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues accumulated 234 goals (24th in professional hockey) during the previous year and allowed 248. For the previous campaign, the had a total of 92 points and their points % was .561. St. Louis tallied 250 power play chances and added 45 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 18.00%. When at even strength, the Blues surrendered 202 goals while getting 189. St. Louis took 2,370 shots and held a shot percentage of 9.9%. The Blues had 2,636 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .906. St. Louis Blues opposition had 215 power play opportunities (31st in the league) and scored 46 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joel Hofer. Opponents have scored 95 goals versus Hofer in his career and his goals against average is 2.76. Hofer has been in goal for 38 contests during his pro hockey career. His save percentage sits at .910 in his 2,063 mins played. He has an overall mark of 19-14-2 and he was named the starter in 35 games. In his professional hockey career, Hofer has earned 19 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .543. Hofer has seen 1,059 shot attempts against him and has gathered 964 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Vegas faced the Avalanche in a game where the Golden Knights earned a win by a final of 8-4. The Golden Knights scored 8 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play chances in this one and notched 2 out of those chances.

Vegas put up 2,548 shots (14th in the league) and had a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the other team 2,487 shots. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.34% on their opposition's 213 chances on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 90.2%. They had a tally of 252 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 20.24%. The Golden Knights racked up 212 goals at even strength and 51 goals (17th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They allowed 243 goals to be scored by way of 199 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they were shorthanded. Last season, the Vegas Golden Knights had a total of 263 goals, 98 points, in addition to a points percentage of .598.

For the opposition you are expected to see Adin Hill in goal. Teams are averaging 2.68 goals per contest and he has yielded 331 goals in total. Hill's rate of quality starts sits at 53.7% and he has 66 quality starts in his NHL career. He has made the start in 123 games and has played for a total of 7,420 mins. Hill holds a lifetime mark of 64-51-8 and has played in 136 games. He has recorded 3,341 saves out of 3,672 shots taken, giving him a save % of .910.

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Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas

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