St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 4/19/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+125) Jets (-145)

The Winnipeg Jets (55-21-4) are welcoming the St. Louis Blues (43-30-8) at Canada Life Centre on Saturday in Game 1 of the Western Conference first round. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +125 and Winnipeg is sitting at -145. The betting total comes in at 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-1 win against the Hockey Club in the last game they played. The Blues had a good offensive performance in the win. In the outing, they earned a goal on 6 out of the 29 shots they put on net. They also had 6 power play attempts and were able to score 3 goals. St. Louis accrued 18 mins in the box for this game.

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When playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 183 goals while scoring 210 as an offensive unit. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 187 power play opportunities (29th in hockey) and have tallied 48 goals in those chances. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have earned 250 goals (13th in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 231. St. Louis has attempted 2,185 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 94 points and their points percentage comes in at .580. The Blues so far have had 2,236 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .897. St. Louis has 189 power play chances and they have added 40 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 21.16%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Binnington has tallied 176 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .538. His save percentage is at .907 for his 16,372 mins played. Binnington has had 9,645 shot attempts against him and has recorded 8,744 total saves. Opponents have tallied 901 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 3.30. He has earned a mark of 173-116-36 and he has gotten the start in 327 games. Binnington has participated in 336 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Winnipeg played the Ducks in a game where the Jets got the win by a score of 2-1. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Jets netted 2 goals of the 44 shots on goal they were seeking.

During this campaign, the Winnipeg Jets have a total of 275 goals, 114 points, and a points percentage of .713. They have allowed 190 goals to be scored by way of 149 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. The Jets have earned 213 goals at even strength and 62 goals (1st in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 212 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 29.25%. Winnipeg has taken 2,313 shots (15th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.89%, while allowing the opposition 2,229 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.19% on their oppositions 197 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Connor Hellebuyck in net. He has accounted for 15,660 saves out of the 17,066 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .918. Hellebuyck has amassed a career record of 322-185-44 and has played in 568 contests. He has made the start in 558 games and his ice time sits at 29,413 minutes. Hellebuyck's quality start rate comes out to 60.0% and he has 335 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.87 goals/game and he has allowed 1,406 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+125)

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