Game: New York Islanders vs. St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Blues (2-2-0) host the New York Islanders (1-1-1) at Enterprise Center on Thursday.

The New York Islanders were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-2 win over the Avalanche in their last game. New York accumulated 6 minutes in the penalty area in this game. The Islanders had a good offensive performance in the win. Additionally, they had a chance with more players on the ice, but were unable to convert it into a goal. During the game, they scored on 6 of the 38 shots attempted.

The New York Islanders’ opponents earned six power play opportunities (31st in professional ice hockey) and scored two goals. There have been 87 shots attempted against the Islanders and they have a save percentage of .885. New York has attempted 98 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.2%. At even strength, the Islanders conceded eight goals and scored nine on offense. New York had 8 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal during those advantages, a rate of 12.50%. For the season they have scored 3 points and their points percentage is .500. When it comes to scoring, the New York Islanders have scored ten goals (18th in the National Hockey League) and conceded ten this season.

Ilya Sorokin will protect the goal in this duel. Sorokin appeared in 137 contests during his NHL career. He posted an overall mark of 71-46-18 and appeared in 134 games. Opponents have scored 311 goals against Sorokin in his career and his goals average is 2.34. Sorokin has seen 4,078 shots against him and saved 3,767. During his 7,991 minutes guarding the cage, he posted a save percentage of .924. In his professional hockey career, Sorokin has made 95 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .709.

In their last game, St. Louis played against the Golden Knights, in a game in which the Blues suffered a 4-3 loss. The Blues scored three goals from the 22 shots they fired. They had two power play opportunities in this match and capitalized on one of them.

During this season, the St. Louis Blues have scored 12 goals and 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They allowed 14 goals, including 11 goals at even strength and 3 goals while having fewer men on the ice. The Blues have 10 goals at even strength and 2 goals (16th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They created 8 power play chances and achieved a power play rate of 25.00%. St. Louis took 115 shots (6th in the league) and posted a shooting percentage of 10.43%, while the other team allowed 116 shots. In the other teams’ 10 power play opportunities, they have a penalty kill rate of 70.00% and their save rate is 87.9%.

On the other side of the ice, Jordan Binnington is defending the net. He has made 5,879 saves on 6,488 shots made, giving him a save percentage of .906. Binnington has a career record of 118-75-26 and has appeared in 226 games. He was a starter in 221 games and played 13,125 minutes. Binnington’s good start rate is 51.1% and he has made 113 good starts in his hockey career. The opponent scores an average of 2.78 goals per game and has conceded a total of 609 goals.

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

My pick: Take St. Louis

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