The St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Saturday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets prediction.
St. Louis Blues Recap
The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to rebound from their 4-3 shootout loss at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks last time out to sit at 3-6-2 this season. After this game, St. Louis will head home for a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers.
Blues Drop 6 In A Row
Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 8 points with 4 goals and 4 assists while Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter each have 7 points with 4 goals and 3 assists apiece. Jake Neighbours also has 7 points iwth a team-high 6 goals while Pavel Buchnevich has 6 points with 2 goals and 4 assists and Robert Thomas has 6 points with 5 assists. Colton Parayko has 5 assits while Dylan Holloway and Brayden Schenn each have 5 points with 2 goals and 3 assists apiece. Oskar Sundqvist and Cam Fowler each have 4 assists while Tyler Tucker, Philip Broberg, Nathan Walker and Justin Faulk each have 4 points with a goal and 3 assists. Jordan Binnington has gone 2-4-2 with a 3.21 GAA and an .860 save percentage in goal for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 1-2 with a 5.81 GAA and a .793 save percentage so far this season.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The underdogs have won eight of the Blues’ last nine games.
- The Blue Jackets have lost three of their last six games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the Blues’ last nine games.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four home games.
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Cam Fowler has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances with his team as an underdog against the Blue Jackets.
- Pavel Buchnevich has recorded an assist in each of the Blues’ last four road games against the Blue Jackets.
- Brayden Schenn has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine appearances in night games at Nationwide Arena.
- Cam Fowler has scored 11 career goals against the Blue Jackets – most against any opponent (including playoffs).
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to add on to their 6-3 win over Toronto last time out to sit at 6-4 this season. After this game, Columbus will head on the road for a game against the New York Islanders.
Blue Jackets Win 3 Straight
Dmitri Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko each have 10 points with 5 goals and 5 assists while Charlie Coyle has 8 points with a team-high 7 assists and Zach Werenski has 8 points with 3 goals and 5 assists. Boone Jenner has 6 points with 2 goals and 4 assists while Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger each have 5 points with 2 goals and 3 assists apiece. Mathieu Olivier has 5 points with 4 assists while Ivan Provorov, Yegor Chinakhov and Kent Johnson each have 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists and Sean Monahan has 4 assists as well this season. Jet Greaves has gone 2-3 with a 2.81 GAA and a .907 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 4-1 with a 2.97 GAA and a .915 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Blue Jackets have won each of their last 11 games as favorites.
- The Blues have lost each of their last six games.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Marchenko has scored at least one goal in four of the Blue Jackets’ last five games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jackets as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one point in each of the Blue Jackets’ last 18 games as favorites.
- Kirill Marchenko has recorded a career faceoff win percentage of 80.0% against the Blues (min. 5 faceoffs) – equal-most against any opponent (including playoffs).
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Blues’ last six road games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the last four games between the Blues and Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena have gone OVER the total goals line.
St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction
I’m on the Blue Jackets here. I just think that the Blue Jackets are the better team and St. Louis is on auto fade until they show some signs of life and I don’t know if that’s going to be any time soon. Columbus is back to being a team that’s providing some value right now and I think Columbus snags the win at home in this one. Give me Columbus here.