St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/4/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

The Boston Bruins (15-13-0) will try to defeat the St. Louis Blues (9-11-7) at TD Garden on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +162 while the Bruins are priced at -196. The total has been set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 4-1 defeat to the Ducks in their previous contest . St. Louis tallied 6 mins in the box for this matchup. Additionally, they had 6 power play attempts but weren't able to score. The Blues offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. While out there on the ice, they netted 1 of the 22 shots they tried.

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With regard to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 69 goals (28th in pro hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 93. For the season, they have scored 25 points and their points percentage sits at .463. St. Louis comes into the game with 73 power play chances and they have notched 14 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 19.18%. At even strength, the Blues have surrendered 78 goals while getting 55 themselves. St. Louis has taken 682 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.1%. The Blues so far have had 737 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .874. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 64 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have tallied 15 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Opponents have scored 952 goals against Binnington in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.78. Binnington has been involved in 354 games during his hockey career. His save percentage is .905 in his 17,848 mins played. He has compiled an overall mark of 179-122-41 and he started in 343 games. Over the course of his career, Binnington has compiled 184 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .536. Binnington has seen 10,064 shots taken against him and he has 9,112 saves.

In their last contest, Boston opposed the Red Wings in an outing where the Bruins took the loss by a final score of 5-4. The Bruins recorded 4 goals out of the 38 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 power play chances in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

For the year, the Boston Bruins have 85 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .536. They have allowed 91 goals to be scored by of a combination of 72 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. The Bruins have scored 64 goals at even strength and 21 goals (3rd in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 85 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 24.71%. Boston has taken 759 shots (13th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.20%, while allowing the other team 858 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.57% on their oppositions 109 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Jeremy Swayman defending the goal. He has accrued 5,287 stops out of 5,808 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .910. Swayman has accrued a lifetime record of 112-69-22 and has played in 208 games. He has made the start in 201 contests and has played for a total of 10,115 minutes. Swayman's percentage of quality starts comes out to 61.7% and he has accumulated 124 quality starts in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has allowed 521 goals in total.

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

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

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