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Arizona Coyotes vs St. Louis Blues NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/18/21

St. Louis Blues (1-0) vs. Arizona Coyotes (0-1-1)
October 18, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Coyotes -111 / St. Louis Blues -108; Over/Under: -6.5
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The St. Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes meet Monday in NHL action at the Gila River Arena. The St. Louis Blues look for another win after beating the Avalanche in their season opener. The Arizona Coyotes need a win to rebound from an 0-1-1 start. 

The St. Louis Blues are averaging five goals per game and are scoring on 50 percent of their power play opportunities. David Perron leads St. Louis with two goals, Jordan Kyrou has two assists and Justin Faulk has five shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing three goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed three goals on 32 shots faced.

The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 1.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrew Ladd leads Arizona with one goal, Johan Larsson has two assists and Jakob Chychrun has nine shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 4.5 goals per game and are killing 40 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hutton has given up eight goals on 26 shots faced, and Karel Vejmelka has given up one goal on 33 shots.

The Blues are 4-10 in their last 14 road games and 14-6 in their last 20 games as a road favorite. The Coyotes are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 5-14 in their last 19 overall. The over is 4-0 in Blues last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Coyotes last 5 overall. The Blues are 12-5 in the last 17 meetings in Arizona and 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.

The St. Louis Blues had an impressive season opener where they dominated a good hockey team. The Arizona Coyotes have had serious offensive issues through two games and have been burning money since the end of last season. The home team has won five of the last seven meetings between the Blues and Coyotes. I’ll gladly take the Blues and the cheap price here.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: St. Louis Blues -108

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