Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Blues vs. Wild NHL Odds
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(56-18-7) St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild (52-22-7)
Date: Monday, May 2nd
Time: 8:07 PM ET
Venue: Xcel Energy Center
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Blues +115 Wild -135(Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: St. Louis +1.5 -195/ Wild -1.5 +165
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.5
The St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild face off on Monday in Game 1 of their NHL playoff series at the Xcel Energy Center. When these two teams faced off on April 16th it was the Blues that won 6-5.
St. Louis Blues
The Blues come into this game with a 49-21-11 record overall which gave them 109 points. For a while it looked like they might have home ice for this series but they lost too many games late in the season and now go on the road.
The Blues scored 307 goals and let up 235 goals. The offense is ranked 4th while their defense is ranked 10th. In the last game against the Golden Knights defense really struggled giving up seven goals and that led to the defeat.
The top offensive player for the Blues is Vladimir Tarasenko who has scored 34 goals and added another 48 assists. Robert Thomas has also had a big season scoring 20 goals and adding 57 assists.
Minnesota Wild
On the other side of this matchup is the Minnesota Wild who sits with a 52-22-7 record overall which puts them at 111 points. In the last game against the Colorado Avalanche, the defense was strong giving up only one goal.
Minnesota has scored 306 goals while their defense has given up 202 goals. , The offense is ranked 5th while the defense is ranked 19th in hockey. As of late though the defense has been a little better.
Kirill Kaprizov has been the top player for the Wild scoring 47 goals and adding 61 more assists. Kevin Fiala is banged up heading into this game, but it’s expected that he is going to be able to go in this game.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Blues are 7-1 in their last 8 road games.
- Wild are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 5-0 in Blues last 5 vs. Central.
- HOT: Over is 4-0 in Blues last 4 vs. Western Conference.
HOT: Over is 8-1-1 in Wild last 10 Monday games.
Free St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild NHL Prediction
The Wild’s defense has been an issue all season and was the issue the last time these two teams faced off. I expect their defense is going to struggle again in this game, and that will to the Blues getting the job done. Back the Blues on the money line.
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