St. Louis Blues vs. Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, October 31, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Flyers (3-6-1) face the St. Louis Blues (5-5-0) on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center.

The St. Louis Blues will be hoping for better times on the ice after their 8-1 loss to the Senators in their last game. St. Louis earned 10 minutes in the box for this contest. Additionally, they had 4 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. The Blues could have played much better offensively in the loss. In the game, they scored on one of their 27 shots.

When it comes to scoring, the St. Louis Blues have scored 27 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) and conceded 34 this year. For the current season they have scored 10 points and their points percentage is . 500. St. Louis compiled 24 power play chances and scored 4 goals from those advantages, a rate of 16.67%. At the same strength, the Blues allowed their opponents to score 26 goals while they scored 23 themselves. St. Louis has attempted 278 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.7%. The Blues have had 316 shots taken against them so far and have a save percentage of .892. The St. Louis Blues' opponents had a total of 27 power play opportunities (24th in professional ice hockey) and scored 8 goals.

The man in goal for this game is Jordan Binnington. Binnington was in net for 287 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a mark of 147-98-31 and has started 279 games. Opponents have scored 776 goals against Binnington in his professional career and his goals-against rate is 2.80. Binnington has had 8,378 shots against him and 7,602 total saves. In his 16,622 minutes between the pipes, he has a save percentage of .907. Over his career, Binnington has made 147 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .527.

In their last game, Philadelphia faced the Bruins in a game in which the Flyers won with a final score of 2-0. They had two power play attempts in this game but were unable to score. The Flyers recorded 2 goals out of the 19 shots on goal they attempted.

Philadelphia attempted 267 shots (22nd in hockey) and posted a shooting percentage of 10.49% while allowing 277 shots to their opponents. They have a penalty kill rate of 87.18% on their opponents' 39 power play chances and their save rate is 85.6%. They recorded 36 power play opportunities and achieved a power play rate of 22.22%. The Flyers have 20 goals at even strength and 8 goals (8th in the NHL) on the power play. They have allowed a total of 40 goals to be scored, including 35 goals at even strength and 5 goals while shorthanded. On the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have scored 28 goals and 7 points and have a points percentage of .350.

On the other side of the ice, Samuel Ersson is defending the net. Opponents average 2.88 goals per game and he has scored a total of 184 goals. Ersson's quality start rate is 53.8% and he has qualified for 35 quality starts in his hockey career. He was a starter in 65 contests and played a total of 3,835 minutes. Ersson has a lifetime record of 32-24-8 and has appeared in net for 70 games. He has a record of 1,519 saves on 1,703 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .892.

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

Tony's pick: Take St. Louis

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