St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 4/30/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+110) Jets (-132)

The St. Louis Blues (44-30-8) are hitting the road to Canada Life Centre on Wednesday where they will take on the Winnipeg Jets (56-22-4) in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round. The series is locked up at 2 - 2. The odds on this game have the Blues at +110 and the Jets are priced at -132. The total has been set at 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-1 victory against the Jets in Game 4. St. Louis tallied 24 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Blues had a impressive offensive outing in this victory. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but didn't net one. For the game, they finished 5 out of the 24 shots they tried.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 191 power play opportunities (29th in professional hockey) and have a total of 49 goals in those attempts. The Blues have seen 2,236 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .897. St. Louis has taken 2,185 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.4%. When playing at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 182 goals while earning 207 when they are on offense. St. Louis has tallied 195 power play chances and they have tallied 43 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 22.05%. For the year, they have earned 96 points and their points percentage sits at .585. In relation to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 250 goals (13th in the NHL) this year and have given up 231.

The man in goal for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 336 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 173-116-36 and he started in 327 games. The opposition has racked up 901 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.30. Binnington has had 9,645 shot attempts against him and has gathered 8,744 saves. He has a save percentage of .907 for his 16,372 minutes in the crease. For his career, Binnington has 176 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .538.

In Game 4, they had 2 chances on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Golden Knights tallied 4 goals of the 46 shots on goal they tried.

Winnipeg has attempted 2,313 shots (16th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.89%, while allowing the other team 2,229 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 79.40% on the other teams 199 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 91.5%. They have earned 218 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 28.90%. The Jets are sitting with 212 goals at even strength and 63 goals (3rd in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 190 goals to be scored by way of 149 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Winnipeg Jets have earned 275 goals, 116 points, and a points percentage of .707.

Across the rink you will find Connor Hellebuyck defending the goal. Hellebuyck has accrued a career mark of 322-185-44 and has played in 568 games. Hellebuyck's quality start percentage comes out to 60.0% and he has qualified for 335 quality starts in his professional career. He has a tally of 15,660 stops out of 17,066 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .918. His opposition is averaging 2.87 goals/game and he has allowed 1,406 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 558 contests and his ice time sits at 29,413 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (+110)

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