Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 1/16/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Friday, January 16, 2026

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network Midwest

The St. Louis Blues (18-21-8) will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-3) at Enterprise Center on Friday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a decent effort after finishing in a 1-1 tie against the Penguins their last time out. Tampa Bay accounted for 33 penalty mins for this game. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to score a goal. The Lightning had a below average offensive performance in this game. For the matchup, they finished 1 out of the 31 shots they put on net.

Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 147 power play opportunities (9th in the NHL) and have scored 24 goals in those attempts. The Lightning so far have had 1,190 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .903. Tampa Bay has taken 1,230 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.9%. While at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 91 goals while having 129 on offense. Tampa Bay is sitting with 144 power play opportunities and they have added 29 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 20.14%. For the season, they have recorded 61 points and their points percentage comes in at .678. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 158 goals (4th in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 115.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has recorded 326 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .584. His save percentage is .917 for his 28,689 minutes between the pipes. Vasilevskiy has had 16,838 shots taken against him and has recorded 15,440 total saves. The opposition has racked up 1,398 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.51. He has accumulated a mark of 350-170-37 and he has started in 558 games. Vasilevskiy has participated in 568 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, St. Louis faced off against the Hurricanes in an outing where the Blues notched a victory by a mark of 3-0. They had 3 power play chances in this contest and notched 1 out of those attempts. The Blues notched 3 goals of the 31 shots on goal they were seeking.

St. Louis has tried 1,165 shots (29th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.04%, while allowing the opposition 1,327 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 77.05% on their opponents 122 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 88.0%. They have earned 123 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 17.07%. The Blues have earned 96 goals at even strength and 21 goals (30th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 159 goals to be scored by of a combination of 131 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the St. Louis Blues have accumulated 117 goals, 44 points, in addition to a points percentage of .468.

For the opposition you are going to see Joel Hofer protecting the net. He has a tally of 2,239 saves out of the 2,471 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .906. Hofer has compiled a lifetime record of 45-31-7 and has been in net for 94 games. He has been a starter 85 contests and has been on the ice for 3,713 minutes. Hofer's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.5% and he has qualified for 48 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.73 goals per contest and he has relinquished 232 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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