In this article, we will formulate a Hockey Club vs Blues Prediction for this NHL game on Saturday, January 18th at the KeyBank Center. Let’s take a look at a Utah Hockey Club vs St Louis Blues pick.
Blues Look for third Straight Win
The Blues are playing well heading into thai game and they have won two straight games. Two games ago against the Calgary Flames they ended up winning 2-1 and in the last game against the Calgary Flames they also secured the 4-1 victory. Bryaden Schenn had a strong game scoring two goals. Joel Hofer was in goal and he saved 28 of the 29 shots that he faced. Two games ago against the Columbus Blue Jackets they ended up losing 2-1.
The Blues are averaging 2.82 goals per game where their defense is giviing up 2.94 goals per game. The offense is ranked 23rd in the league while the defense is ranked 13th. They are facing 28.3 shots against per game which is 14th best in thel league. Jordan Kyrou has scored 20 goals and added 19 assists so far this season. Getting the start in goal for the Blues will be Jordan Binnington and he sits with a 12-16-3 record overall and he is giving up 2.79 goals per game.
Utah is Struggling
Utah is really struggling and they have lost three games in a row. Two games ago against the Montreal Canadiens they lost 5-3 and in the last against the New York Rnagers they ended up losing 5-3. Matais Maccelli ahd a strong game scoring two goals but the offfense wasn’t enough with the way the defense struggled. Karel Vejmalka was in goal and he saved 20 of the 24 shots that he faced.
Utah on the season is averaging 2.79 goals while their defnese is giving up 3.023 goals per game. The offense is ranked 25th in the league while the defense is ranked 15th. The yare averaging 28.61 shots faced per game which is 18th in the league. Clayton Keller has scored 14 goals and added 30 assists so far this season. Vejmalka will get the start and he sits with a 10-13-3 record and is giving up 2.54 goals per game.
Hockey Club vs Blues Prediction
These are both offenses that have had issues last season, and it’s going to be much of the same here. The Blues are averaging 2.83 goals while Utah is averaging 2.79 goals per game. The Utah and St. Louiks are both going t oreally struggle to get any sort of offense going here, and that will be the difference. Look for only two or three goals total to be scored. Back the under to cash here with ease.