Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 3/1/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO
TV: Fanduel Sports Network
Odds/Point Spread: Kings (-145) Blues (+125)
The Los Angeles Kings (31-17-7) are hitting the road to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Blues (27-26-6). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -145 while St. Louis is sitting at +125. The over/under comes in at 6.5.
The Los Angeles Kings will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Canucks in their previous game. Los Angeles garnered 4 penalty minutes in this game. The Kings didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. Moreover, they had 4 power play tries but didn't net one. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 26 shots they put on net.
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When playing at even strength, the Kings have given up 111 goals while having 140 themselves. Los Angeles Kings opponents have 157 power play tries (19th in the league) and have a total of 28 goals in those attempts. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Los Angeles Kings have notched 160 goals (24th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 139. Los Angeles has taken 1,529 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.5%. For the season, the have a total of 69 points and their points percentage is .627. The Kings so far have had 1,403 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .901. Los Angeles has 128 power play chances and they have added 20 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 15.63%.
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The player in the crease for this game is Darcy Kuemper. Opponents have been able to score 1,023 goals against Kuemper in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.79. Kuemper has taken the ice for 420 contests throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .914 during his 22,026 minutes between the pipes. He has a mark of 196-141-52 and he started in 399 games. For his professional hockey career, Kuemper is sitting with 220 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .551. Kuemper has seen 11,917 shot attempts against him and has recorded 10,894 total saves.
The last time they were on the ice, St. Louis faced off against the Kraken in an outing where the Blues got the win by a final of 7-2. They had 2 power play chances in this contest and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Blues recorded 7 goals of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.
St. Louis has taken 1,581 shots (26th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.37%, while allowing their opponents 1,686 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 72.34% on their oppositions 141 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%. They have recorded 132 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.70%. The Blues have earned 138 goals at even strength and 26 goals (28th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 177 goals to be scored by of a combination of 138 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the St. Louis Blues have earned a total of 164 goals, 60 points, as well as a points percentage of .508.
Across the ice you will find Jordan Binnington in goal. Binnington has compiled a career record of 162-113-35 and has been in goal for 321 games. Binnington's quality start rate comes in at 53.4% and he has made 167 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has gathered 8,421 stops out of the 9,288 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .907. The opposition is averaging 3.18 goals/game and he has relinquished 867 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 313 games and has played 16,336 minutes.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-145)
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