St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 12/7/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+162) Oilers (-196)

Rogers Place is where the Edmonton Oilers (13-10-2) will meet the St. Louis Blues (12-12-2) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +162 and Edmonton is sitting at -196. The betting total comes in at 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory over the Jets their last time on the ice. St. Louis had 4 minutes in the box in this contest. The Blues had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the victory. Additionally, they had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. For the outing, they scored on 4 out of the 32 shots they launched.

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In the matter of scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 66 goals (27th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have conceded 80. For the current season, they have earned 26 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. St. Louis has accumulated 60 power play chances and they have added 9 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 15.00%. When at even strength, the Blues have conceded 66 goals while having 57 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has tried 699 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.4%. The Blues so far have had 758 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .894. St. Louis Blues opponents have amassed 68 power play tries (24th in the league) and have racked up 14 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. The opposition has been able to score 809 goals versus Binnington in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.98. Binnington has taken the ice for 299 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .907 in his 16,283 mins in the crease. He has earned a record of 152-103-33 and he has started in 291 games. During his career on the ice, Binnington has tallied 156 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .536. Binnington has had 8,711 shots against him and he has 7,902 total saves.

In their last contest, Edmonton went up against the Golden Knights in an outing where the Oilers took the loss by a mark of 1-0. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Oilers notched 0 goals of the 28 shots on goal they tried.

Edmonton has taken 824 shots (2nd in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.74%, while allowing their opponents 645 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 72.13% on their oppositions 61 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 88.5%. They have recorded 62 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.74%. The Oilers have accumulated 61 goals at even strength and 11 goals (27th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 74 goals to be scored by of a combination of 57 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 72 goals, 28 points, as well as a points percentage of .560.

Across the ice you will find Stuart Skinner protecting the goal. The opposition is averaging 3.09 goals per game and he has surrendered 366 goals in total. Skinner's quality start percentage comes out to 58.5% and he has 79 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 135 games and his ice time sits at 7,099 mins. Skinner has earned a career mark of 80-43-12 and has participated in 140 games. He has tallied 3,569 saves out of 3,935 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .907.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+162)

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