Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/23/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-144) Blues (+120)

The St. Louis Blues (25-26-5) welcome the Colorado Avalanche (33-22-2) at Enterprise Center on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at -144 and St. Louis is priced at +120. The total is set at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-4 victory against the Oilers in their previous game. Colorado earned 10 penalty minutes for this game. Additionally, they had 5 attempts on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Avalanche had a solid offensive output and it showed in this win. In the game, they netted 5 of the 31 shots they put on net.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have 147 power play opportunities (22nd in the league) and have scored 30 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have seen 1,514 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .886. Colorado has attempted 1,677 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. While playing at even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 143 goals while having 149 themselves. Colorado steps onto the ice with 169 power play chances and they have scored 36 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 21.30%. For the season, they have racked up 68 points and their points percentage is .596. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 185 goals (5th in the league) on the year and have conceded 173.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Scott Wedgewood. Wedgewood has been in net for 144 contests during his professional hockey career. He has earned a record of 54-53-23 and he started in 126 games. Opponents have been able to score 396 goals versus Wedgewood in his pro career and his goals against rate is 3.27. Wedgewood has had 4,180 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,784 saves. He has a save percentage of .905 for his 7,277 mins on the ice. For his career, Wedgewood has accumulated 59 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .468.

In their last contest, St. Louis faced the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Blues got the tie by a score of 5-5. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Blues notched 5 goals of the 40 shots on goal they took.

So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 151 goals, 55 points, and a points percentage of .491. They have permitted 171 goals to be scored by way of 132 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blues have accumulated 127 goals at even strength and 24 goals (29th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 126 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 19.05%. St. Louis has attempted 1,505 shots (26th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.03%, while allowing the opposition 1,602 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 71.32% on their opponents 136 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington patrolling the crease. Binnington is the owner of a lifetime mark of 160-113-35 and has been in goal for 319 games. Binnington's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.1% and he has qualified for 165 quality starts in his professional career. He has gathered 8,368 stops out of the 9,232 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .906. Opponents are averaging 3.17 goals per contest and he has surrendered 864 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 311 contests and has been on the ice for 16,331 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-144)

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