The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues meet Friday in NHL action at the Enterprise Center. Here’s a Blues vs Blackhawks Prediction. This article will include a Blues vs Blackhawks Pick.
Chicago Blackhawks Betting Preview
The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Ducks, beat the Rangers, and they play the Red Wings next. The Blackhawks have lost 8 of their last 11 games.
The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.97 goals per game and are scoring 22.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor Bedard leads Chicago with 19 goals, Frank Nazar has 15 assists and Tyler Bertuzzi has 60 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 2.97 goals per game and are killing 83.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Spencer Knight has given up 53 goals on 634 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 35 goals on 284 shots.
St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
The St. Louis Blues lost to the Bruins and Predators, and they play the Predators next. The Blues have split their last 8 games.
The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.53 goals per game and are scoring on 19 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 8 goals, Robert Thomas has 14 assists, and Dylan Holloway has 73 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.56 goals per game and are killing 77.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 65 goals on 497 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 42 goals on 392 shots.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The Blackhawks have lost 10 of their last 11 road games against Central Division opponents.
- The Blues have won each of their last six games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games following a road loss.
- The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four road games against Central Division opponents.
- The home team has won the third period in each of the Blackhawks’ last four games.
Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win
- The Blues have lost 12 of their last 13 games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won seven of the Blues’ last eight games.
- The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 13 games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 12 of the Blues’ last 13 games.
- The Blues have lost the second period in each of their last six games as favorites when leading after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the last nine night games between two teams from the Central Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Blackhawks’ last eight road games against the Blues following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the last five night games between the Blackhawks and Blues at Enterprise Center have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 14 of the Blues’ last 15 games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blackhawks’ last seven night games at Enterprise Center.
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Robert Thomas has scored a goal in four of the Blues’ last five home games against the Blackhawks.
- Robert Thomas has recorded an assist in seven of his last eight home appearances against Western Conference opponents.
- Dylan Holloway has scored the first goal in three of the Blues’ last four games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one point in each of the Blues’ last 10 Friday home games.
Chicago Blackhawks Player Prop Facts
- Ilya Mikheyev has scored a goal in four of his last five road appearances against the Blues.
- Matt Grzelcyk has recorded an assist in each of his last three appearances with his team as a road underdog against the Blues.
- Connor Bedard has recorded at least one point in 10 of the Blackhawks’ last 11 road games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The St. Louis Blues rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.56).
- The St. Louis Blues rank 30th in the league for goals per game this season (2.53).
- The Chicago Blackhawks rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (83.81%).
- The Chicago Blackhawks have suffered the equal-most losses when tied or leading after Period 1 this season (13).
Blues vs Blackhawks Prediction
The Blackhawks are a young team that’s had issues stringing together wins, but they’ve been able to win games here and there and have the rest advantage. The Blues are on the end of a back to back, and it’s not like home ice has helped much this season. The Blues just got rocked by a bad Predators side, and they’ve allowed a combined 12 goals in their last two games. The Blackhawks smoked the Blues 8-3 back in October. I’ll take a shot with the more favorable price in this spot. Give me the Blackhawks.