Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+102) Blues (-122)

The Chicago Blackhawks (16-31-6) are headed to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they will go up against the St. Louis Blues (24-25-5). The line on this matchup has Chicago at +102 and St. Louis is opening at -122. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-3 loss against the Oilers in their previous outing. Chicago garnered 8 penalty mins in this game. Moreover, they had 1 power play try and notched 1 goal. The Blackhawks had an average offensive output in the loss. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 32 shots they put on goal.

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In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Chicago Blackhawks have accumulated 137 goals (30th in the NHL) so far this season and have given up 182. For the current campaign, they have scored 38 points and their points percentage is sitting at .358. Chicago skates onto the rink with 126 power play chances and they have scored 30 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 23.81%. When at even strength, the Blackhawks let the opposition score 153 goals while getting 107 on offense. Chicago has attempted 1,311 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.5%. The Blackhawks have seen 1,677 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .891. Chicago Blackhawks opponents have recorded 156 power play opportunities (13th in the NHL) and have scored 29 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Petr Mrazek. Mrazek has been involved in 420 games throughout his hockey career. He has earned a record of 177-173-40 and got the start in 389 games. The opposition has racked up 1,112 goals versus Mrazek in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 3.05. Mrazek has had 11,867 shots taken against him and has amassed 10,755 saves. He has a save percentage of .906 in his 21,877 minutes in the crease. Over the course of his career, Mrazek has accumulated 199 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .512.

In their last contest, St. Louis squared up with the Oilers in a matchup where the Blues took a loss by a final score of 3-2. The Blues had 2 goals of the 22 shots on goal they took. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this matchup and netted 1 on that chance.

On the campaign, the St. Louis Blues have earned 144 goals, 53 points, as well as a points percentage of .491. They have granted a total of 163 goals to be scored by way of 125 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blues have accumulated 121 goals at even strength and 23 goals (29th in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 122 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 18.85%. St. Louis has taken 1,443 shots (27th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.98%, while allowing the other team 1,547 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 71.64% on the other teams 134 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jordan Binnington patrolling the crease. His opponents are averaging 3.16 goals per game and he has allowed 859 goals altogether. Binnington's rate of quality starts is 53.2% and he has accumulated 165 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 310 games and has been on the ice for 16,328 mins. Binnington holds a career record of 159-113-35 and has been in goal for 318 games. He has a tally of 8,352 stops out of the 9,211 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago (+102)

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