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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the St. Louis Blues taking on the Anaheim Ducks January 2 at Honda Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.
Two of the best teams in the NHL lock horns on Friday night when the St. Louis Blues travel west to take on the Anaheim Ducks.
Daily NHL Hockey Odds
St. Louis (22-12-1-2) at Anaheim (24-9-2-4)
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, January 2, 2015
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Broadcast: FS-MW, PRIME
Blues NHL Betting Odds: +1½ -250 +122
Ducks NHL Betting Odds: -1½ +210 -135
NHL Over/Under Betting Odds: 5½
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Both teams enter Friday night`s clash struggling – the Blues have gone 1-4-1 in their last six games and the Ducks have lost four of seven since a seven-game win streak and are coming off Wednesday’s 3-0 defeat to San Jose.
The Ducks have owned St. Louis in their own building – they have won eight straight against the Blues at Honda Center and have won five of their last six overall on home ice.
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The St. Louis Blues had been struggling defensively before a 3-0 win against Colorado on Monday night – the team had lost four straight goals while allowing 18 goals over that span.
The good news is that goaltender Brian Elliot finally returned from an injury that kept him out since November 25 – the bad news is that St. Louis now has three keepers on the roster and may be forced to release 42 year old legend Martin Brodeur.
Elliot played well in a 3-2 loss to Nashville Tuesday night but may not get the start Friday – he is 0-5-2 with a 3.38 goals-against average in his last seven starts against Anaheim, Jake Allen may get the start – he has won both his starts against the Ducks in his career or it may be Martin Brodeur who is 4-0-0 with a 1.70 GAA in his last four meetings with Anaheim.
Interesting indeed!
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No matter who is between the pipes, they are going to have to be better than their recent showings overall – the Ducks are a force and will be looking to avenge only their fourth regulation loss on home ice this year.
Offensively the Blues have struggled as well – surprising considering the talent on this team. Overall they are averaging 2.64 goals per game but there aren`t as ton of players on the Hot List.
TJ Oshie has three points in three games and Chris Butler has two points in two games – the Tarasenkos, the Steens and the Backes` of the world haven`t been doing much.
The biggest news for the Anaheim Ducks is the return of Corey Perry from injury. He missed 10 games with a knee sprain and has also been forced to sit five games earlier in the season with the mumps – and he`s still second on the team in scoring!
Perry will be a welcome addition to a power play that is 0 for its last 21 and an offense that has a number of players in slumps.
Cam Fowler has two points in eight games, Patrick Maroon and Matt Beleskey are each pointless in their last three games, Hampus Lindholm is pointless in four games, Sami Vatanen hasn`t recorded a point in six games and Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg have each failed to hit the score sheet in their last seven games.
Some good news comes in the form of Friday`s probable starting goaltender – Frederik Andersen.
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He has won five straight home games, is 3-1-1 with a 1.36 GAA and .944 save percentage in his last five games overall and is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA lifetime against St. Louis.
NHL Gambling Trends
• Under is 18-6-5 in STL last 29 Fri. games.
• Over is 9-3-7 in STL last 19 overall.
• Under is 8-2 in ANA last 10 vs. Central.
• ANA are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. Western Conference.
• ANA are 17-5 in their last 22 vs. Central.
• STL are 7-19-1 in the last 27 meetings in Anaheim.
• Home team is 35-16-1 in the last 52 meetings.
The St. Louis Blues have lost four straight games on the road. Meanwhile the Ducks have won five of their last six on home ice.
Anaheim has absolutely owned the Blues at the Duck Pond – no reason to think differently about Friday`s match.
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Corey Perry should be close to full speed, Frederik Andersen is on fire and the Blues are in a funk.
Anaheim Ducks -135
It all adds up to a Ducks win.
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