Carolina Hurricanes vs St. Louis Blues prediction 1-6-24 NHL Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the PNC Arena on Saturday night. Who comes out ahead in this inter-conference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Blues vs. Hurricanes Prediction.

St. Louis Blues Team Preview

The St. Louis Blues come into this one looking to build on a 2-1 win over Vancouver in their last matchup. Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 41 points including team-highs of 16 goals and 25 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 29 points split between 12 goals and 17 assists. Jordan Kyrou has 27 points with 9 goals and 18 assists while Kevin Hayes has 19 points with 9 goals and 10 assists as well this season. Jordan Binnington’s gone 12-11-1 with a 3.14 GAA and a .902 save percentage between the pipes for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 7-6 with a 2.76 GAA and a .911 save percentage this season.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

• The Blues have won four of their last five games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The home team has covered the puck line in eight of the Blues’ last nine games.
• The Blues have lost the first period in each of their last six Saturday night games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last nine games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this one looking to keep their win streak intact which sits at five games after a 6-2 win over Washington last time out. Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 46 points including 15 goals and a team-high 31 assists while Seth Jarvis has 28 points split between 14 goals and 14 assists. Martin Necas, Andrei Svechnikov and Michael Bunting each have 26 points with 9 goals and 17 assists and Brady Skjei also has 24 points with 18 assists. In goal, Frederik Andersen has gone 4-1 with a 2.87 GAA and an .894 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 7-5-1 with a 3.56 GAA and an .855 save percentage and Pyotr Kochetkov is 11-7-3 with a 2.50 GAA and an .903 save percentage.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last five games.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in 16 of their last 19 night games at PNC Arena following a road win.
• The home team has won the first period in seven of the last eight games between the Blues and Hurricanes.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games following a road win.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (28.15%).
• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 8th in the league for goals per game this season (3.46).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 31st in the league in power play percentage this season (11.11%).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 26th in the league for goals per game this season (2.86).

Blues vs. Hurricanes Prediction

I’m backing the Hurricanes here. Carolina’s just playing the better hockey and has the more trustworthy offense in this game. There’s only so many times that the Blues can ride their goaltending over the finish line before it comes back to bite them and I think this is one of those times. The Hurricanes have found themselves in the last couple of weeks, and I think they snag themselves a win here. Give me Carolina to keep the win streak going.