St. Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 11/18/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Toronto Maple Leafs (8-9-2) will try to defeat the St. Louis Blues (6-9-4) at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Blues at +172 while the Maple Leafs are at -210. The total has been set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 4-1 loss against the Golden Knights in their previous game. St. Louis accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this outing. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Blues didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they finished 1 of the 23 shots they put on goal.

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While at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 59 goals while scoring 42 on offense. St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 48 power play opportunities (31st in the NHL) and have earned 14 goals in those chances. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have notched 53 goals (24th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have surrendered 73. St. Louis has attempted 486 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.9%. For the year, they sit with 16 points and their points percentage is .421. The Blues so far have had 527 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .861. St. Louis has accounted for 48 power play chances and they have tallied 11 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 22.92%.

The man in goal for this game is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have been able to score 940 goals versus Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.78. Binnington has participated in 349 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is .905 for his 17,837 minutes played. He has accumulated an overall record of 177-121-39 and was named the starter in 338 games. In his professional hockey career, Binnington has accrued 181 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .536. Binnington has seen 9,943 shots taken against him and he has 9,003 total saves.

Their last time out, Toronto went up against the Blackhawks in an outing where the Maple Leafs went home in defeat by a tally of 3-2. They had 3 chances on the power play in this matchup but were not able to net one. The Maple Leafs netted 2 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they were seeking.

Toronto has taken 527 shots (19th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.71%, while allowing the opposition 593 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 78.95% on their opponents 57 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 87.9%. They have recorded 50 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 16.00%. The Maple Leafs have accumulated 59 goals at even strength and 8 goals (29th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 72 goals to be scored by of a combination of 60 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sitting with 67 goals, 18 points, in addition to a points percentage of .474.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Joseph Woll defending the goal. Woll has a lifetime record of 48-27-2 and has played in 78 games. Woll's rate of quality starts comes out to 58.7% and he has accumulated 44 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has recorded 2,121 stops out of 2,330 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .910. His opponents are averaging 2.79 goals/game and he has surrendered 209 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 75 games and has accumulated 4,134 mins.

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

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

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