Ducks vs Blues Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/25/23

The St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks meet Saturday in NHL action at the Honda Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 31 goals, Robert Thomas has 44 assists, and Justin Faulk has 175 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 76.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 169 goals on 1,565 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has given up 60 goals on 591 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Zegras leads Anaheim with 22 goals, Troy Terry has 34 assists and Frank Vatrano has 201 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 72.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 180 goals on 1,832 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 51 goals on 494 shots.

The Blues are 2-9 in their last 11 Saturday games and 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest. The Ducks are 16-36 in their last 52 home games and 27-69 in their last 96 overall. The over is 35-16-6 in Blues last 57 overall. The under is 9-4-1 in Ducks last 14 overall. The Blues are 9-1 in the last 10 meetings in Anaheim. The favorite is 43-21 in the last 64 meetings. The road team is 17-5 in the last 22 meetings.

The St. Louis Blues are the better team and probably should win, but the bottom line is neither of these teams have anything to play for at this point, and I’m not eager to lay juice with either side, especially on the road. The Anaheim Ducks are a complete mess, and playing at home doesn’t help. Still, if Im going to back either club, it has to have plus money attached to it. Give me the Ducks.