St. Louis Blues vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction, 2/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: St. Louis Blues vs Utah Hockey Club
Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Utah 16
Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+150) Hockey Club (-182)
The Utah Hockey Club (21-21-8) host the St. Louis Blues (23-24-4) at Delta Center on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Blues at +150 while the Hockey Club are priced at -182. The total comes in at 6.5.
The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 5-2 defeat to the Canucks in their previous contest . The Blues had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. For the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 26 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 5 power play tries and scored 1 goal. St. Louis earned 11 mins in the box in this contest.
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While playing at even strength, the Blues have given up 119 goals while having 118 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 124 power play tries (28th in professional hockey) and have scored 35 goals in those attempts. In terms of their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 140 goals (26th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 154. St. Louis has attempted 1,373 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.2%. For the current season, they have earned 50 points and their points percentage comes in at .490. The Blues have had 1,447 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .894. St. Louis comes into tonight with 117 power play opportunities and they have scored 22 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 18.80%.
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The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have tallied 855 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.14. Binnington has taken the ice for 316 contests over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage is at .907 for his 16,323 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned an overall record of 158-113-34 and he has gotten the start in 308 games. Over the course of his pro career, Binnington has accumulated 163 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .529. Binnington has seen 9,147 shots taken against him and has garnered 8,292 saves.
The last time they were on the ice, Utah went up against the Penguins in a game where the Hockey Club ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game and recorded 1 on that attempt. The Hockey Club converted 2 goals of the 29 shots on goal they tried.
On the campaign, the Utah Hockey Club have earned 141 goals, 50 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 148 goals to be scored by of a combination of 119 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hockey Club have scored 110 goals at even strength and 31 goals (14th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 138 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 22.46%. Utah has tried 1,372 shots (27th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.28%, while allowing the other team 1,420 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.76% on their opponents 159 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%.
Across the ice you are expected to see Karel Vejmelka defending the goal. He has racked up 4,721 stops out of 5,245 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .900. Vejmelka has amassed a career record of 55-89-14 and has been in goal for 170 games. He has been a starter 159 games and has played for a total of 7,827 minutes. Vejmelka's quality start rate is 45.9% and he has accumulated 73 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. His opponents are averaging 4.02 goals/game and he has relinquished 524 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+150)
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