Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 11/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Enterprise Center is the location where the St. Louis Blues (5-5-0) will attempt to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-1) on Saturday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-4 win over the Jets their last time on the ice. The Maple Leafs had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. For the game, they converted 6 of the 36 shots they looked to score on. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. Toronto earned 8 minutes in the box for this contest.

Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have earned 41 power play opportunities (5th in professional hockey) and have come away with 8 goals in those chances. The Maple Leafs have seen 292 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .890. Toronto has tried 321 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.0%. While at even strength, the Maple Leafs let the opposition score 24 goals while earning 29 on the offensive side of the ice. Toronto skates onto the rink with 32 power play chances and they have scored 3 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 9.38%. For the season, they have scored 11 points and their points percentage sits at .550. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned 32 goals (15th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 32.

The man in goal for this game is Joseph Woll. Woll has been in goal for 37 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 21-14-1 and he has gotten the start in 35 games. Opponents have tallied 102 goals versus Woll in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.80. Woll has had 1,140 shot attempts against him and has garnered 1,038 saves. His save percentage is .911 in his 2,186 mins on the ice. In his career, Woll has 19 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .543.

Their last time out, St. Louis faced off against the Senators in an outing where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a mark of 8-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and notched 1 out of those attempts. The Blues tallied 1 goal out of the 27 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the St. Louis Blues are sitting with 27 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 34 goals to be scored by of a combination of 26 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blues have accumulated 23 goals at even strength and 4 goals (26th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 24 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.67%. St. Louis has tried 278 shots (19th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.71%, while allowing the opposition 316 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 70.37% on their opponents 27 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 89.2%.

Across the ice you will find Jordan Binnington defending the net. His opponents are averaging 2.80 goals per contest and he has given up 776 goals overall. Binnington's quality start rate comes out to 52.7% and he has accumulated 147 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 279 games and has racked up 16,622 mins. Binnington holds a career record of 147-98-31 and has played in 287 games. He has a tally of 7,602 saves out of the 8,378 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .907.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis

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