Game: St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, California

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Jose Sharks (19-54-9 last season) will face the St. Louis Blues (43-33-6 last year) on Thursday at the SAP Center.

The St. Louis Blues had a decent performance after suffering a 1-1 draw against the Stars in their last game. The Blues’ offense left a lot to be desired in this game. In the game, they scored on one of the 26 shots attempted. They also had a chance on the power play, but didn’t score. St. Louis accumulated 6 minutes in the penalty area in this game.

The St. Louis Blues’ opponents had 215 power play opportunities (31st in professional ice hockey) and scored 46 goals. The Blues had 2,636 shot attempts against them and had a save percentage of .906. St. Louis shot 2,370 times and had a shooting percentage of 9.9%. At even strength, the Blues allowed opponents to score 202 goals and earned 189. St. Louis accumulated 250 power play chances and scored 45 goals from those attempts, a rate of 18.00%. Last season they scored 92 points and their points percentage was .561. In terms of scoring ability, the St. Louis Blues scored 234 goals (24th in professional hockey) and conceded 248 last year.

The game’s goal area will be overseen by Jordan Binnington. Binnington played 280 games over the course of his hockey career. He has an overall record of 145-94-31 and started 273 games. The opponent has scored 756 goals against Binnington in his career and his goals average is 2.79. Binnington has had 8,188 shot attempts against him and saved 7,432. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 16,237 minutes on ice. From the beginning of his pro career to date, Binnington has made 145 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .531.

In their last game, San Jose faced the Flames in a match where the Sharks went home with a record of 5-1. They had two power play chances in this game and scored on one of those chances. The Sharks scored 1 goal out of 17 shots on goal they attempted.

Last year, the San Jose Sharks totaled 180 goals, 47 points and a .287 points percentage. They allowed 326 goals, a combination of 264 goals at even strength and 62 goals while having fewer men on the ice. The Sharks scored 138 goals at even strength and 42 goals (27th in the league) on the power play. They created 208 power play chances and have a power play rate of 20.19%. San Jose attempted 2,069 shots (32nd in the league) and had a shooting percentage of 8.70% while their opponents allowed 2,881 shots. On their opponents’ 252 power play attempts, they had a penalty kill percentage of 75.40%, and their save rate was 88.7%.

Mackenzie Blackwood is in net for the opponent. He has recorded 5,315 stops out of 5,879 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of 0.904. Blackwood has a lifetime record of 75-82-22 and has competed in 196 contests. He started 184 games and played a total of 11,001 minutes. Blackwood’s good start rate is 53.3% and he has made 98 good starts in his hockey career. His opponents average 3.08 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 564 goals.

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

My pick: Take San Jose

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