Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+120) Blues (-144)

The Anaheim Ducks (17-18-5) are on their way to Enterprise Center on Thursday where they will compete against the St. Louis Blues (19-19-4). The moneyline on this matchup has Anaheim at +120 and St. Louis is at -144. The total has been set at 6.

The Anaheim Ducks went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-1 victory over the Lightning in their previous outing. Anaheim compiled 26 penalty minutes for this contest. Moreover, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to net one. The Ducks had a good offensive outing in this victory. For the matchup, they finished 4 out of the 26 shots they tried.

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When at even strength, the Ducks have allowed 90 goals while having 85 on the offensive side of the ice. Anaheim Ducks opponents have earned 114 power play tries (20th in pro hockey) and have racked up 30 goals in those chances. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Anaheim Ducks have earned 101 goals (30th in the league) on the year and have conceded 120. Anaheim has attempted 1,126 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.0%. For the season, they have racked up 39 points and their points percentage is sitting at .488. The Ducks have seen 1,275 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .906. Anaheim is sitting with 118 power play opportunities and they have notched 16 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 13.56%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Lukas Dostal. Over the course of his career, Dostal has compiled 46 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .568. He has a save percentage of .905 for his 3,645 minutes on the ice. Dostal has had 2,848 shots against him and has garnered 2,577 total saves. Opponents have racked up 271 goals against Dostal in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 4.46. He has an overall record of 29-46-9 and was named the starter in 81 games. Dostal has played in 91 contests over the course of his hockey career.

In their last game, St. Louis faced off against the Blue Jackets in a matchup where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a final of 6-4. The Blues netted 4 goals of the 33 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

The Blues have racked up 100 goals at even strength and 17 goals (28th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. St. Louis has tried 1,125 shots (23rd in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.40%, while allowing the other team 1,192 shots. For the season, the St. Louis Blues have earned a total of 117 goals, 42 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 129 goals to be scored by of a combination of 101 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 94 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 18.09%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 73.33% on the other teams 105 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.2%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Jordan Binnington defending the goal. Binnington has a lifetime record of 156-109-34 and has played in 310 games. Binnington's quality start percentage is 53.3% and he has 161 quality starts in his professional career. He has gathered 8,148 saves out of 8,987 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .907. Teams are averaging 3.09 goals per contest and he has yielded 839 goals altogether. He has started in 302 games and has played for a total of 16,309 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis (-144)

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