New York Islanders vs St Louis Blues Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 9 (4/9): NHL

Credit: photo by  Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time	8:00 p.m. EST
Islanders money line	+120
Islanders spread	+1.5 (-195)
Blues money line	-140
Blues spread	-1.5 (+165)
Over / under	5.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	New York Islanders	St Louis Blues
Record	33-28-9	41-20-10
Road / home record	15-15-5	24-9-4
Streak	W1	W4
Goals per game	2.76	3.60
Goals allowed per game	2.63	2.86
Shots per game	28.8	30.6
Shots allowed per game	32.2	31.4
PP %	19.7%	26.1%
PK %	15.52%	16.67%
Over / under record	32-37-1	36-22-3

 

Preview

The New York Islanders continue on the road and will visit the St Louis Blues on Saturday night. This is the second time these teams face off on the season, the Isles won the last game 2-1 at New York.

New York Islanders

The Islanders have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 15-15-5 on the road this season with a 23-28-9 record overall ranking fifth in the Metropolitan Division. New York averages 8.5 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the Eastern Conference. Zdeno Chara leads the team serving 77 total minutes.

Brock Nelson has 51 total points while scoring 33 goals and totaling 18 assists for the Islanders. Jean-Gabriel Pageau has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for New York.

In their last 10 games the Isles are 7-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while allowing 2.4 goals per game with a .929 save percentage.

St Louis Blues

The Blues have won 4 games in a row and are 24-13 at home with a 41-20-10 record overall ranking 3rd in the Central division. St. Louis ranks fourth in the NHL averaging 6.3 assists per game, led by Robert Thomas with 0.7.

Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues with 25 goals and has 62 points. Thomas has five goals and nine assists over the last 10 games for St. Louis.

In their last 10 games the Blues are 7-3, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.9 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3 goals per game with a .902 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.

NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against St. Louis.

St. Louis are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.

St. Louis are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.

Prediction

The Islanders continue to play great defense as they're #3 in the NHL allowing 2.4 gpg in their last 10 games but The Blues are looking unstoppable right now, they have won 5 of their last 6 games and 4 of their last 5 at home. New York are only 6-21-2 as underdog this season. Take the Blues.

PICK: Blues ML (-110)

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