St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils Prediction, November 27, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/point distribution: Blues (+125) Devils (-150)

At the Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils (15-7-2) will look to defeat the St. Louis Blues (10-12-1) on Wednesday. The line in this contest is St. Louis at +125 and New Jersey starts at -150. The over/under is 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win over the Rangers in their last game. St. Louis racked up eight penalty minutes in this game. In addition, they had three chances with a lead but were unable to score. The Blues had a good offensive performance in the win. In the game, they converted 5 of the 43 shots attempted.

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The St. Louis Blues’ opponents earned 61 power play opportunities (20th in professional hockey) and scored 14 goals. The Blues have had 672 shots taken against them so far and have a save percentage of .887. St. Louis has attempted 619 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.2%. At even strength, the Blues conceded 62 goals and scored 49 themselves. St. Louis enters the game with 51 power play opportunities and has scored 8 goals, a rate of 15.69%. For the year they have scored 21 points and their scoring percentage is .457. In terms of scoring ability, the St. Louis Blues have scored 57 goals (24th in professional hockey) and conceded 76 goals this season.

The player between the pipes in this game is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have scored 806 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals average is 2.97. Binnington appeared in 297 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage is .907 during his 16,278 minutes in the crease. He compiled a record of 151-103-32 and was named a starter in 289 games. From the beginning of his pro career to date, Binnington has made 153 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .529. Binnington has seen 8,648 shot attempts against him and made 7,842 saves.

The last time they took the ice, New Jersey faced the Predators in a game where the Devils took home the win 5-2. They had two power play opportunities in this match and converted one of them. The Devils scored 5 goals from the 46 shots on goal they pursued.

This season, the New Jersey Devils have scored a total of 84 goals, 32 points and a points percentage of 0.667. They allowed 62 goals, 51 of which were evenly matched and 11 when they were shorthanded. The Devils have 61 goals at even strength and 23 goals (1st in hockey) on the power play. They have a total of 73 power play opportunities and have achieved a power play rate of 31.51%. New Jersey took 731 shots (2nd in hockey) and posted a shooting percentage of 11.49%, while the other team allowed 647 shots. In the other teams’ 67 power play opportunities, they have achieved a penalty kill percentage of 83.58% and their save rate is 90.4%.

Jacob Markstrom is on the other side of the ice protecting the goal. He has amassed 13,016 saves out of the 14,321 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .909. Markstrom owns a lifetime record of 225-201-58 and has appeared in 501 games. He started 484 games and logged 27,894 minutes. Markstrom’s percentage of good starts is 52.7% and he has accumulated 255 good starts in his NHL career. Teams average 2.81 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 1,305 goals.

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

Man’s Choice: Take New Jersey (-150)

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