Seattle Kraken vs St. Louis Blues 12/20/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The St. Louis Blues and Seattle Kraken meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. The St. Louis Blues have won 4 straight games. The Seattle Kraken have lost 5 of their last 7 games.

The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 13 goals, Robert Thomas has 21 assists, and Justin Faulk has 81 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 68.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 70 goals on 658 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has given up 32 goals on 339 shots.

The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 22.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 14 goals, Andre Burakovsky has 18 assists, and Oliver Bjorkstrand has 75 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 69.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 32 goals on 271 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 57 goals on 509 shots.

The Blues are 5-0 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest and 39-19 in their last 58 Tuesday games. The Kraken are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The over is 7-2 in Blues last 9 overall. The under is 13-5-1 in Kraken last 19 overall. The Blues are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Seattle Kraken will have the edge at home with the rest advantage, but there’s no doubt they’ve cooled off over the last couple of weeks and the defense has taken a step back. The St. Louis Blues are on the end of a back to back, but they’re playing their best hockey of the season, and they’ve actually had success this year on the end of back to backs. The value is with the Blues and the plus money. Give me the road dog.