St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 2/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+170) Jets (-210)

Canada Life Centre is where the Winnipeg Jets (36-15-5) will take on the St. Louis Blues (30-25-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +170 and Winnipeg opens at -210. The total is 7.

The St. Louis Blues will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-1 loss to the Red Wings in their previous contest . The Blues had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they converted 1 out of the 23 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. St. Louis compiled 6 penalty mins in this game.

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When discussing scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 165 goals (24th in the league) so far this season and have allowed 177. For the season, the have a total of 62 points and their points percentage is sitting at .544. St. Louis comes into the game with 175 power play chances and they have tallied 31 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 17.71%. At even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 145 goals while notching 134 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has taken 1,632 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.1%. The Blues so far have had 1,828 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .903. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 154 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have notched 32 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have been able to score 713 goals against Binnington in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.80. Binnington has participated in 264 contests throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .907 for his 15,257 mins between the pipes. He has compiled an overall mark of 137-89-28 and got the start in 257 games. For his career, Binnington has accounted for 135 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .525. Binnington has seen 7,639 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 6,926 total saves.

Their last time out, Winnipeg squared up with the Coyotes in a matchup where the Jets notched a win by a final score of 4-3. They had 3 chances on the power play in this matchup and notched 2 out of those attempts. The Jets had 4 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the Winnipeg Jets have earned 172 goals, 77 points, in addition to a points percentage of .688. They have allowed 132 goals to be scored by way of 95 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Jets have racked up 141 goals at even strength and 31 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 171 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.13%. Winnipeg has attempted 1,726 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.97%, while allowing the other team 1,641 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 77.16% on the other teams 162 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 92.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see Connor Hellebuyck defending the goal. He has accrued 13,606 saves out of 14,838 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .917. Hellebuyck has amassed a career mark of 266-165-40 and has participated in 487 contests. He has started in 478 games and has played for a total of 28,215 minutes. Hellebuyck's quality start rate is 58.4% and he has 279 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 2.62 goals/game and he has conceded 1,232 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-210)

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