The St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Canada Life Centre. Here’s a Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues Prediction. This article will include a Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues Pick.
St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
The St. Louis Blues lost to the Flyers, beat the Devils, and they play the Flames, Oilers and Canucks next. The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.48 goals per game and are scoring on 15.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake Neighbours leads St. Louis with 8 goals, Jordan Kyrou has 13 assists, and Brayden Schenn has 54 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.16 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 53 goals on 522 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 21 goals on 207 shots.
Winnipeg Jets Betting Preview
The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Golden Knights and Stars, and they play the Sabres, Blackhawks and Blue Jackets next. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.76 goals per game and are scoring on 31.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 13 goals, Josh Morrissey has 20 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 61 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.52 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 40 goals on 555 shots faced, and Eric Comrie has allowed 18 goals on 186 shots.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Blues’ last three games.
- The Jets have lost four of their last five games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Blues’ last six games.
- The Jets have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last 10 night games against Central Division opponents.
- The Jets have lost the third period in five of their last six games against Western Conference opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Jets’ last nine games against Central Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Nine of the last 10 night games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Four of the Blues’ last five games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last 11 games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Jets’ last seven games.
Winnipeg Jets Player Prop Facts
- Kyle Connor has scored at least one goal in each of the Jets’ last four games against the Blues.
- Mark Scheifele has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Jets’ last eight games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Mark Scheifele has recorded at least one point in each of his last 15 appearances at Canada Life Centre.
- Morgan Barron has the most Shorthanded Goals for the Jets this season (2).
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Saad has scored a goal in four of the Blues’ last five games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Justin Faulk has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances with the Blues as road underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one point in each of the Blues’ last seven road games against Western Conference opponents.
- Jake Neighbours ranks T1st in the Central Division for shootout goals (1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Winnipeg Jets are the only team in the league to rank top 5 for both goals for and goals against per game this season.
- The Winnipeg Jets rank 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.52).
- The St. Louis Blues rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.48).
- The St. Louis Blues rank 27th in the league in power play percentage this season (15.79%).
Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues Prediction
The Winnipeg Jets are the better team and should be favored at home, where they’re 9-1-0 on the season. However, the Blues are playing decent hockey as of late and have cashed three of their last six games as an underdog. The Jets have also lost 4 of their last 5 games, while the offense has come up short a lot. You can do worse than the Blues and the big plus money. I’ll take a shot to make nearly two times my money.