New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-128) Blues (+106)

The St. Louis Blues (15-14-3) are hosting the New Jersey Devils (20-10-3) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New Jersey at -128 and St. Louis is opening at +106. The total is 6.5.

The New Jersey Devils were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks in their last outing. The Devils had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. In the outing, they tallied a score on 4 of the 24 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play tries but didn't net one. New Jersey garnered 6 penalty mins in this game.

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While at even strength, the Devils have conceded 69 goals while getting 80 of their own. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 94 power play tries (12th in the NHL) and have a total of 17 goals in those attempts. Concerning scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have earned 110 goals (4th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 86. New Jersey has attempted 997 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.0%. For the year, they have racked up 43 points and their points percentage sits at .652. The Devils thus far have had 858 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. New Jersey steps onto the ice with 100 power play chances and they have notched 30 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 30.00%.

The man in net for this game is Jacob Markstrom. The opposition has been able to score 1,319 goals against Markstrom in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.84. Markstrom has taken the ice for 508 contests over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage is at .909 for his 27,911 minutes played. He has a win-loss mark of 230-202-59 and he started in 491 games. During his career on the ice, Markstrom has 260 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .530. Markstrom has seen 14,476 shots against him and he has 13,157 saves.

In their last contest, St. Louis faced off against the Rangers in a game where the Blues took home the win by a final score of 3-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this one but were not able to net one. The Blues notched 3 goals of the 24 shots on goal they tried.

St. Louis has taken 839 shots (24th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.89%, while allowing the opposition 939 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.83% on their oppositions 82 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%. They have a total of 72 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 16.67%. The Blues have scored 71 goals at even strength and 12 goals (31st in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 98 goals to be scored by way of 79 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have earned 83 goals, 33 points, in addition to a points percentage of .516.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington patrolling the crease. Binnington has accumulated a career mark of 153-105-34 and has played in 303 games. Binnington's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.6% and he has 158 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He is sitting with 8,017 saves out of 8,839 shots taken, giving him a save % of .907. Teams are averaging 3.03 goals per contest and he has conceded 822 goals altogether. He has started in 295 games and his ice time sits at 16,293 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey (-128)

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