St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 4/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+150) Oilers (-182)

The St. Louis Blues (43-29-7) are hitting the road to Rogers Place on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Edmonton Oilers (44-28-5). The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +150 while the Oilers are at -182. The over/under is 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-1 defeat against the Jets in their previous contest . St. Louis garnered 2 penalty mins in this contest. In addition, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. The Blues had a below average offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they scored on 1 of the 15 shots they put on net.

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When playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 175 goals while getting 198 themselves. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 183 power play opportunities (28th in the NHL) and have tallied 48 goals in those attempts. In reference to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 238 goals (12th in the NHL) this year and have conceded 223. St. Louis has taken 2,107 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.3%. For the current season, they have accumulated 93 points and their points percentage is sitting at .589. The Blues have had 2,172 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .897. St. Louis comes into tonight with 186 power play chances and they have scored 40 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 21.51%.

The man in net for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 333 contests during his hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 172-115-35 and he was named the starter in 324 games. The opposition has notched 893 goals versus Binnington in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.27. Binnington has seen 9,581 shot attempts against him and has gathered 8,688 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .907 for his 16,364 mins on the ice. In his career, Binnington has accumulated 174 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .537.

In their last outing, Edmonton squared up with the Ducks in a matchup where the Oilers ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this one but weren't able to notch a goal. The Oilers notched 2 goals out of the 47 shots on goal they took.

The Oilers have earned 195 goals at even strength and 49 goals (12th in hockey) while on the power play. Edmonton has taken 2,477 shots (1st in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.85%, while allowing their opponents 2,089 shots. This season, the Edmonton Oilers have accounted for 244 goals, 93 points, in addition to a points percentage of .604. They have permitted 224 goals to be scored by way of 182 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 199 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 24.62%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.89% on their opponents 190 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.3%.

Across the ice you will find Calvin Pickard protecting the goal. He has recorded 4,103 stops out of the 4,540 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .904. Pickard is the owner of a lifetime mark of 67-70-12 and has been in goal for 172 games. He has made the start in 141 games and has racked up 7,471 minutes. Pickard's quality start rate sits at 53.2% and he has made 75 quality starting assignments in his career. The opposition is averaging 3.51 goals per contest and he has conceded 437 goals in total.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton (-182) and under 6.5 goals

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