Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues prediction 11-1-23 NHL Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche meet in NHL action from Ball Arena on Wednesday night.

Blues Struggling With Consistency

The St. Louis Blues look to find some consistency after alternating wins and losses in each of their first 7 games after a 5-0 loss to Vancouver last time out. Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 5 points including a team-high 4 assists while Jordan Kyrou, Kasperi Kapanen, Jakub Vrana and Oskar Sundqvist each have 3 points with a goal and two assists. Brandon Saad also has a pair of goals for the Blues this season. Jordan Binnington has made 5 starts in goal for St. Louis, going 2-2-1 with a 2.33 GAA and a .926 save percentage while Joel Hofer is 1-1 with a 3.01 GAA and a .913 save percentage this season.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

• The Blues have lost each of their last seven games against Central Division opponents.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games at Ball Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Blues have lost the third period in four of their last five games at Ball Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last eight games at Ball Arena.

St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts

• Jordan Kyrou has scored a goal in each of the Blues’ last four night games at Ball Arena.
• Jordan Kyrou has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances against Western Conference opponents at Ball Arena.
• Kevin Hayes has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five appearances with his team as an underdog against the Avalanche.
• Jakub Vrana has the equal-highest Plus/Minus for the Blues this season (+2).

Avalanche Shut Out For Consecutive Games

The Colorado Avalanche come into this one looking to snap a run of two straight shutout losses after identical 4-0 losses, the most recent one coming against the Buffalo Sabres. Mikko Rantanen has a team-high 12 points including 5 goals and 7 assists while Cale Makar has 9 points with 3 goals and 6 assists. Nathan MacKinnon has 7 points with 4 goals and 3 apples while Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin each have 6 points with a combined 9 assists. Ryan Johansen also has 5 points with 4 goals. Alexandar Georgiev has started all 8 games for Colorado, going 6-2 with a 2.40 GAA and a .915 save percentage this season.

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

• The Avalanche have won nine of their last 10 home games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight Wednesday games at Ball Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the last nine games between the Blues and Avalanche.
• The Avalanche have won the third period in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

• Mikko Rantanen has scored the first goal in three of the Avalanche’s last four games against the Blues.
• Gabriel Landeskog has scored a goal in three of his last four appearances with the Avalanche as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.
• Nathan MacKinnon has recorded an assist in each of his last eight home appearances against the Blues after playing less than 20 minutes in the Avalanche’s last game.
• Gabriel Landeskog has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight home appearances against the Blues.
• Logan O’Connor ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.

Chris’ Pick

I’m looking at the Blues here. The problem for the Avs is that while they’re a better team than what we’ve seen in those two losses, they’re banged up and could be without two of their top defensemen in Cale Makar and Bowen Byram. We might also see the first start of the season for Ivan Prosvetov, as the Avs may lean towards giving Georgiev a rest here. All in all, I just think there’s too much value to pass on with the Blues here. Give me St. Louis and the +1.5.