David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly, and the St. Louis Blues will do battle against Kyle Palmieri, Nikita Gusev, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in an East-West matchup. This one gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 6 and it can be watched live on Fox Sports Midwest.
St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils Odds
Sportsbooks set a -175 moneyline, St. Louis comes into the contest as the substantial favorite. The line for the Devils sits at +155, and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
St. Louis is 40-27 straight up (SU) and has earned 5.9 units for moneyline bettors this season. 33 of its games have gone over the total, while 32 have gone under and just two have pushed. This 2019-20 Blues team is 17-16 SU on the road.
St. Louis currently touts the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s found the net on 24.5 percent of its extra-man advantages this year. Its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of its penalties..
With a .911 save percentage and 25.9 saves per game, Jordan Binnington (30-18-7) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis this year. If it decides to give him a rest, however, St. Louis may turn to Jake Allen (10-12-3 record, .922 save percentage, 2.31 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, New Jersey is 26-40 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.0 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 33 of its outings have gone under the total, while 32 have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 12-20 SU at home this year.
The Devils have converted on just 18.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
MacKenzie Blackwood has stopped 28.2 shots per game as the primary option in goal for the Devils. Blackwood has 21 wins, 24 losses, and eight overtime losses to his name and has recorded a pedestrian 2.71 goals against average and a .916 save percentage this year.
St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
The Devils are 4-6 in games decided by shootout. The Blues are 2-3 in shootouts.
The under has hit in each of New Jersey’s last five games.
Over St. Louis’ last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-0 in those games).
St. Louis skaters registered 22.5 hits per game last season, while the Devils logged 23.5 hits per matchup.