St. Louis Blues vs. Seattle Kraken Prediction, October 8, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs. Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

The St. Louis Blues (43-33-6 last season) travel to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Seattle Kraken (34-35-13 last year).

The St. Louis Blues put in a decent performance after suffering a 1-1 draw against the Stars in their last game. St. Louis incurred 6 penalty minutes in this game. The Blues had a below-average offensive performance in this game. Additionally, they had a chance on the power play, but were unable to make the most of that attempt. In the game, they scored on one of the 26 shots they attempted to score on.

With even play, the Blues let their opponents score 202 goals and scored 189 goals. The St. Louis Blues' opponents had 215 power play opportunities (31st in professional hockey) and scored 46 goals on those attempts. When it comes to scoring ability, the St. Louis Blues scored 234 goals (24th in the NHL) and allowed 248 over the course of last year. St. Louis attempted 2,370 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The previous season they had a total of 92 points and their points percentage was .561. The Blues had 2,636 shots against them and posted a save percentage of .906. St. Louis finished the season with 250 power play opportunities and scored 45 goals on those attempts, a rate of 18.00%.

The player in the goal crease for this game is Jordan Binnington. In his professional hockey career, Binnington has 145 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .531. During his 16,237 minutes guarding the cage, he posted a save percentage of .908. Binnington had 8,188 shot attempts against him and recorded 7,432 total saves. The opponent scored 756 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.79. He has an overall mark of 145-94-31 and has appeared in 273 games. Binnington was on the ice in 280 competitions over the course of his professional ice hockey career.

In their last game, Seattle took on the Wild in a game where the Kraken took home the win with a score of 4-3. The Kraken scored 4 goals from their 27 attempted shots on goal. They had three power play chances in this match and recorded one of those chances.

Seattle attempted 2,347 shots (25th in the league) and posted a shooting percentage of 9.12% while allowing 2,391 shots to their opponents. On the opponent's 222 power play attempts, they achieved a penalty kill rate of 78.83% and their save rate was 90.3%. They had 242 power play opportunities and achieved a power play rate of 20.66%. The Kraken scored 164 goals at even strength and 50 goals (19th in the NHL) on the power play. They allowed 232 goals, including 185 goals at even strength and 47 goals while having fewer men on the ice. Last year, the Seattle Kraken scored 214 goals, 81 points and a .494 points percentage.

On the other side of the ice you can see Philipp Grubauer protecting the goal. Teams average 2.59 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 814 goals. Grubauer's quality start rate is 53.7% and he has made 167 quality starts in his NHL career. He started 311 games and played 18,892 minutes. Grubauer holds a lifetime mark of 158-122-32 and has appeared in 344 games. He has recorded 8,281 stops on 9,095 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .911.

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

Tony's pick: Take St. Louis

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