St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/15/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+132) Wild (-160)

The St. Louis Blues (31-27-7) are headed to Xcel Energy Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Wild (37-24-4). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +132 while Minnesota is coming in at -160. The total is 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 defeat to the Kings their last time out. The Blues could have played much better offensively in the loss. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 1 of the 20 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 2 power play chances but didn't get a goal. St. Louis tallied 4 penalty mins for this game.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have amassed 156 power play tries (27th in pro hockey) and have a total of 45 goals in those chances. The Blues have seen 1,821 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .894. St. Louis has taken 1,748 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.5%. At even strength, the Blues have surrendered 148 goals while scoring 155 on offense. St. Louis has compiled 145 power play chances and they have scored 28 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 19.31%. For the year, they have scored 69 points and their points percentage is .531. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have earned 183 goals (22nd in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 193.

The player in the crease for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has been in goal for 325 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 165-114-35 and was named the starter in 316 games. Opponents have been able to score 876 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.22. Binnington has seen 9,373 shot attempts taken against him and he has 8,497 total saves. His save percentage is .907 in his 16,345 minutes in the crease. Throughout his time in hockey, Binnington has 169 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .535.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Avalanche in an outing where the Wild got the tie by a final score of 1-1. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Wild scored 1 goal of the 23 shots on goal they pursued.

For the year, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 178 goals, 78 points, in addition to a points percentage of .600. They have allowed 184 goals to be scored by way of 135 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have tallied 145 goals at even strength and 33 goals (23rd in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 165 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 20.00%. Minnesota has attempted 1,787 shots (25th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.96%, while allowing their opponents 1,930 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 70.30% on their opponents 165 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.5%.

Across the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson defending the net. He has compiled 4,161 stops out of 4,558 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .913. Gustavsson has amassed a career record of 77-54-17 and has played in 154 games. He has been a starter 146 contests and his ice time sits at 6,461 minutes. Gustavsson's quality start percentage is 60.3% and he has 88 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 3.69 goals per game and he has allowed 397 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+132)

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