The St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins meet Monday in NHL action at the TD Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins prediction.

St. Louis Blues Betting Preview

The St. Louis Blues are coming off losses to the Islanders, Devils, and Rangers. The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.875 goals per game and are scoring on 16.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Pavel Buchnevich leads St. Louis with 24 goals, Robert Thomas has 49 assists, and Jordan Kyrou has 193 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.09 goals per game and are killing 78.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 125 goals on 1,408 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 58 goals on 642 shots.

Boston Bruins Betting Preview

The Boston Bruins recently beat the Maple Leafs and Penguins lost to the Oilers. The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.32 goals per game and are scoring on 24 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 40 goals, Charlie McAvoy has 33 assists and Brad Marchand has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 87 goals on 986 shots faced, while Jeremy Swayman has allowed 85 goals on 1,088 shots.

Boston Bruins Team Facts

• The Bruins have won each of their last nine Monday home games.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in 13 of the Bruins’ last 15 games.
• The Bruins have won the third period in each of their last four night games at TD Garden following a home win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last 10 games as favorites against Central Division opponents.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

• The home team has won eight of the Blues’ last nine games.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Blues have lost the third period in five of their last six games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in five of the Blues’ last six games following a road loss.

St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins prediction

The St. Louis Blues are piling up the losses, and they’ve scored 3 combined goals in their last 3 games. The Blues have scored no more than 2 goals in each of their last 4 games. The Boston Bruins are one of the better home teams in the league, where they’re 21-7-6 on the season. The Bruins have also won 4 straight games against the Blues, which includes a 4-3 win in overtime on the road back in January. I’ll ride the strong home team and back the Bruins while grabbing the PL to shave down the price.