St. Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 4/7/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports

The St. Louis Blues (40-32-4) are traveling to Honda Center on Sunday where they will take on the Anaheim Ducks (25-47-4).

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-3 defeat to the Predators their last time on the ice. St. Louis tallied 10 penalty minutes in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 6 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. The Blues had a middle of the road showing in this loss. For the outing, they netted 3 out of the 47 shots they looked to score on.

While at even strength, the Blues have allowed 189 goals while earning 174 themselves. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 197 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have earned 42 goals in those chances. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have notched 215 goals (26th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have conceded 231. St. Louis has attempted 2,192 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.8%. For the season, they have tallied 84 points and their points % is .553. The Blues so far have had 2,454 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .906. St. Louis has tallied 233 power play opportunities and they have scored 41 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 17.60%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has played in 276 contests during his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 144-92-30 and he has gotten the start in 269 games. Opponents have racked up 743 goals against Binnington in his career and his goals against rate is 2.79. Binnington has had 8,044 shots taken against him and has recorded 7,301 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .908 during his 15,993 mins on the ice. For his career, Binnington has tallied 143 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .532.

In their last contest, Anaheim squared up with the Flames in a matchup where the Ducks took home the victory by a tally of 5-3. They had 1 power play chance in this outing and tallied 1 on that chance. The Ducks notched 5 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they took.

So far this year, the Anaheim Ducks have accounted for 186 goals, 54 points, as well as a points percentage of .355. They have allowed 274 goals to be scored by of a combination of 190 goals at even strength and 84 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Ducks are sitting with 146 goals at even strength and 40 goals (25th in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 224 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.86%. Anaheim has attempted 2,038 shots (29th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.13%, while allowing the other team 2,483 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 72.73% on their opponents 308 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.0%.

Across the ice you are going to see John Gibson in goal. He has recorded 13,273 stops out of the 14,582 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .910. Gibson has compiled a lifetime record of 193-205-61 and has been in goal for 476 games. He has been a starter 465 games and has racked up 27,182 minutes. Gibson's quality start percentage sits at 53.5% and he has qualified for 249 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.89 goals per game and he has allowed 1,309 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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