St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+172) Lightning (-210)

Amalie Arena is the location where the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-10-2) will play the St. Louis Blues (15-15-3) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +172 while Tampa Bay opens at -210. The betting total is set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 loss against the Devils in their last outing. St. Louis recorded 14 penalty minutes for this matchup. Moreover, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to make the most of that try. The Blues could have played much better offensively in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they finished 1 out of the 20 shots they launched.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have 85 power play tries (24th in pro hockey) and have tallied 20 goals in those attempts. The Blues have seen 967 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .895. St. Louis has tried 859 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. When at even strength, the Blues have given up 82 goals while notching 72 when they are on offense. St. Louis comes into tonight with 73 power play chances and they have notched 12 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 16.44%. For the season, they have earned 33 points and their points percentage is .500. When it comes to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have earned 84 goals (27th in the league) so far this season and have given up 102.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. For his professional hockey career, Binnington has 158 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .534. His save percentage is .907 for his 16,296 minutes in the crease. Binnington has seen 8,866 shots taken against him and he has 8,041 total saves. Opponents have notched 825 goals versus Binnington in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.04. He has accumulated a record of 153-106-34 and he was named the starter in 296 games. Binnington has played in 304 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last game, Tampa Bay squared up with the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Lightning took home the victory by a score of 5-3. They had 2 power play chances in this contest and tallied 1 out of those tries. The Lightning had 5 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued.

Tampa Bay has attempted 834 shots (26th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 14.03%, while allowing the other team 803 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.52% on their oppositions 83 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.5%. They have a tally of 87 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 28.74%. The Lightning are sitting with 92 goals at even strength and 25 goals (6th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 84 goals to be scored by of a combination of 67 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 117 goals, 36 points, as well as a points percentage of .621.

For the opposition you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. Opponents are averaging 2.68 goals per game and he has given up 1,256 goals in total. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts comes out to 56.8% and he has earned 279 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 491 games and has played 28,106 mins. Vasilevskiy has accrued a lifetime mark of 307-152-31 and has played in 501 games. He has recorded 13,754 stops out of the 15,010 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .916.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (+172)

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