Game: St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/point distribution: Blues (+125) Canucks (-150)

At Rogers Arena, the Vancouver Canucks (14-8-4) will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (13-13-2) on Tuesday. The money line in this game is +125 in St. Louis and -150 in Vancouver. The bet total is set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues will look for a win in their next game after losing 4-2 to the Oilers in their previous game. St. Louis incurred two penalty minutes in this game. Additionally, they had 2 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. The Blues had a below-average offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they scored on two of the 31 shots they fired.

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When it comes to scoring, the St. Louis Blues have scored 72 goals (27th in the NHL) and allowed 87 so far this season. For the current season they have 28 points and their points percentage is .500. St. Louis had 65 power play opportunities and scored 11 goals, a rate of 16.92%. With even play, the Blues allowed opponents to score 71 goals while scoring 61 goals on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has attempted 754 shots and maintains a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Blues have had 818 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .894. The St. Louis Blues’ opponents have totaled 73 power play attempts (26th in hockey) and have scored a total of 16 goals on those attempts.

Jordan Binnington will guard the goal for this game. The opposition has scored 816 goals against Binnington in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 3.01. Binnington appeared in 301 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage during his 16,288 minutes played is currently .907. He posted a win-loss record of 153-104-33 and was named a starter in 293 games. In his career, Binnington has 157 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .536. Binnington had 8,771 shot attempts against him and recorded 7,955 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Vancouver faced the Lightning in a match in which the Canucks were defeated by a final score of 4-2. They had three power play opportunities in this game, but were unable to score on any of them. The Canucks scored two goals out of the 25 shots they attempted.

The Canucks have 67 goals at even strength and 18 goals (12th in the league) on the power play. Vancouver took 696 shots (28th in professional hockey) and posted a shooting percentage of 12.21% while allowing 742 shots to their opponents. On the season, the Vancouver Canucks have totaled 85 goals, 32 points and a points percentage of .615. They allowed 82 goals, including 66 goals at even strength and 16 goals while having fewer men on the ice. They have recorded 78 power play chances and have a power play rate of 23.08%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on 80 opponent power play opportunities and their save percentage is 88.9%.

On the other side of the ice you will see Kevin Lankinen defending the net. Teams average 3.55 goals per game and he has allowed a total of 373 goals. Lankinen’s good start rate is 52.1% and he has 63 good starts in his NHL career. He was on the starting list in 121 competitions and has a playing time of 6,300 minutes. Lankinen has a career record of 58-47-15 and has played in 132 games. He has recorded 3,572 stops on 3,945 shots made, giving him a save percentage of .905.

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

Tony’s pick: Take Vancouver (-150)

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