St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

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

The Colorado Avalanche (44-25-3) will play the St. Louis Blues (38-28-7) at Ball Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +120 while the Avalanche are sitting at -144. The total comes in at 6.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-1 win against the Canadiens in their last outing. St. Louis accounted for 8 minutes in the box in this game. The Blues had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the win. They also had 3 power play chances and netted 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 6 out of the 37 shots they looked to score on.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 171 power play opportunities (28th in hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those chances. The Blues have seen 2,011 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .897. St. Louis has taken 1,966 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. When playing at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 162 goals while having 184 themselves. St. Louis comes into the game with 166 power play chances and they have scored 36 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 21.69%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 83 points and their points percentage comes in at .568. In terms of scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have earned 220 goals (11th in hockey) this year and have given up 208.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have been able to score 887 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.25. Binnington has played in 330 contests during his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .907 for his 16,357 minutes guarding the cage. He has an overall record of 169-115-35 and he started in 321 games. For his career, Binnington has 172 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .536. Binnington has seen 9,492 shots against him and he has 8,605 total saves.

Their last time out, Colorado went up against the Red Wings in a matchup where the Avalanche got the victory by a final score of 5-2. The Avalanche scored 5 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing and netted 2 out of those chances.

Colorado has attempted 2,145 shots (5th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.28%, while allowing the opposition 1,870 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.77% on the other teams 179 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.1%. They have a tally of 207 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.12%. The Avalanche have earned 190 goals at even strength and 52 goals (5th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 204 goals to be scored by of a combination of 166 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Colorado Avalanche have accumulated 242 goals, 91 points, and a points percentage of .632.

Across the ice you are likely to see Mackenzie Blackwood protecting the net. Blackwood has accrued a career mark of 101-99-28 and has been in net for 246 games. Blackwood's quality start rate sits at 55.0% and he has qualified for 127 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He is sitting with 6,582 saves out of the 7,266 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .906. Opponents are averaging 3.69 goals per game and he has relinquished 684 goals in total. He has started in 231 games and has played 11,120 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+120)

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