St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/31/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Blue Note+, Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-112) Red Wings (-102)

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Red Wings (6-4-3) will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Blues (6-6-1) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at -112 while Detroit is at -102. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The St. Louis Blues were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory against the Bruins in their previous game. St. Louis compiled 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Blues had a good offensive outing in this victory. In addition, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to score 2 goals. For the outing, they netted 4 out of the 18 shots they tried.

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When playing at even strength, the Blues let the opposition score 33 goals while earning 30 as an offensive unit. St. Louis Blues opponents have tallied 34 power play opportunities (28th in pro hockey) and have a total of 5 goals in those chances. In the matter of scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 39 goals (23rd in the NHL) on the campaign and have allowed 38. St. Louis has taken 355 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. For the year, they have recorded 13 points and their points percentage comes in at .500. The Blues so far have had 366 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. St. Louis has tallied 35 power play chances and they have scored 9 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 25.71%.

The man in net for this game is Joel Hofer. Hofer has played in 124 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a win-loss mark of 64-38-11 and he has gotten the start in 115 games. Opponents have notched 303 goals versus Hofer in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.63. Hofer has seen 3,336 shot attempts against him and has accrued 3,035 total saves. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 287 minutes played. For his professional hockey career, Hofer has accrued 70 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .609.

The last time they were on the ice, Detroit faced off against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Red Wings ended up with the victory by a mark of 4-1. The Red Wings recorded 4 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game and notched 1 out of those chances.

On the year, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 35 goals, 15 points, in addition to a points percentage of .577. They have granted a total of 36 goals to be scored by of a combination of 22 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. The Red Wings have scored 25 goals at even strength and 10 goals (12th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 46 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 21.74%. Detroit has attempted 388 shots (8th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.02%, while allowing the other team 327 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 66.67% on the other teams 42 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.0%.

Across the rink you will find John Gibson in goal. The opposition is averaging 2.78 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,557 goals in total. Gibson's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.6% and he has qualified for 300 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has been a starter 560 games and has racked up 767,637 mins. Gibson is the owner of a career mark of 237-243-68 and has been in goal for 572 games. He has compiled 15,532 saves out of the 17,088 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .909.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit (-102)

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