Florida Panthers vs St. Louis Blues 12/4/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The St. Louis Blues and the Florida Panthers meet in NHL action from the BB&T Center on Saturday afternoon.

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game. Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues in scoring with 23 points including a team-high 9 goals along with 14 assists while Robert Thomas has 20 assists to lead St. Louis as part of his 22-point tally. Vladimir Tarasenko also has 19 points with 7 goals and 12 apples while Pavel Buchnevich has a team-high 9 goals of his own. Justin Faulk also leads St. Louis with a +9 plus/minus rating this season. Jordan Binnington’s gone 8-3-2 with a 2.80 GAA and a .912 save percentage this season.

The Florida Panthers will be out to add to their 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres last time out. Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers in scoring with 28 points including a team-high 20 assists while Aaron Ekblad has 23 points with 8 goals and 15 assists as well as a team-best +21 plus/minus rating this season. Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair also share Florida’s lead with 9 goals apiece this season. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 10-1-2 with a 2.38 GAA and a .923 save percentage between the pipes for Florida while Spencer Knight is 6-3-1 with a 2.88 GAA and a .908 save percentage.

St. Louis is 0-5 in their last 5 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 games against the Atlantic division while the over is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games overall. Florida is 12-3 in their last 15 games following a win and 36-15 in their last 51 home games while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record.

I get the case that could be made both ways here, but it’s just so hard to go against Florida at home. I get that this heavy plus money with the Blues is tempting, but with Florida back to firing on all cylinders and rolling at home, the Cats have to be the play here.