In this article, we will formulate a St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, October 15th at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.
St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
The St. Louis Blues are 2-1-0 this year after they lost to Vegas by a score of 4-3 in their last game. St. Louis led 1-0 early in the first period, but they allowed the next three goals and fell just short in their comeback attempt. The Blues were outshot by a total of 28-22, won 52.8% of the face-offs, and went 1-2 on the power play in the game. St. Louis got goals from Buchnevich (2) and Thomas, while Binnington saved 24 out of 28 shots.
St. Louis had won their first two games of the season against Seattle and San Jose. The Blues have scored 3.67 goals per game and they have allowed 3.33 goals against per game, while also going 33.3% on the power play and 80% on the penalty kill. Jordan Kyrou has led St. Louis with two goals, four assists, and four shots, while Jordan Binnington is 1-1-0 with a 3.02 goals against average and a .900 save percentage this year.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild are 1-0-2 this season after they lost to Winnipeg in overtime by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Minnesota led 1-0 early in the first period, but they allowed the tying goal later in that period, before going scoreless the rest of the way. The Wild were outshot by a total of 35-27, won 47.5% of the face-offs, and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. Minnesota got their lone goal from Middleton, while Gustavsson saved 33 out of 35 shots in the loss.
Minnesota won their first game against Columbus, but they lost the second game in a shootout against the Kraken. Minnesota has scored 2.67 goals per game and they have allowed 2.67 goals against per game, while also going 25% on the power play and 57.1% on the penalty kill. Matt Boldy has led the Wild with two goals, three assists, and 11 shots, while Filip Gustavsson is 1-0-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage.
Why the Wild will beat the Blues
- The Wild have won six of their last seven games after coming off overtime.
- The Blues have lost nine of their last 10 Tuesday night games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last six games.
- The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Wild have won the third period in each of their last five games as road favorites.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Wild’s last five games after coming off overtime has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Blues’ last four games against the Wild following a road loss has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last four games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in four of the Wild’s last five road games.
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Saad has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances with the Blues as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one point in each of the Blues’ last seven night games.
- Justin Faulk has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances with the Blues as underdogs.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one point in each of the Wild’s last 15 games as favorites.
- Matthew Boldy has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last seven games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last five games as road favorites.
St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction
St. Louis comes into this matchup after winning two of their first three games and this will be their first home game of the season. The Blues have looked pretty strong in their first three games of this season, but they have allowed eight goals in their last two games, so they need to button things up defensively. Minnesota has lost two games in a row in overtime or a shootout, but they have played very strong defense in two of their first three games. I think this game could go either way, but I am going to go with the better defensive team. Take the Wild here.