St Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 24 (4/24): NHL

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Odds:

Time	10:00 p.m. EST
Blues money line	-230
Blues spread	-1.5 (+115)
Ducks money line	+190
Ducks spread	+1.5 (-135)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	St Louis Blues	Anaheim Ducks
Record	48-20-11	30-35-4
Road / home record	22-11-6	17-18-5
Streak	W2	L2
Goals per game	3.73	2.76
Goals allowed per game	2.82	3.22
Shots per game	30.4	29.4
Shots allowed per game	31.7	33.4
PP %	26.6%	21.9%
PK %	15.89%	18.81%
Over / under record	41-34-4	38-37-4

 

Preview

The St Louis Blues continue on the road and will visit the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. This is the third time these teams face off this season, the Ducks won the last 2 head to head games. The Blues have clinched the playoff berth while the Ducks are eliminated.

St Louis Blues

The Blues have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 22-17 on the road with a 48-20-11 record overall ranking 3rd in the Metropolitan division. The Blues are 33-8-6 in Western Conference play. St. Louis leads the league shooting 12.3% and averaging 3.8 goals on 30.4 shots per game.

Justin Faulk leads the Blues with a plus-41 in 73 games this season. Vladimir Tarasenko has eight goals over the last 10 games for St. Louis.

In their last 10 games the Blues are 9-1, averaging 4.8 goals, 8.8 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .923 save percentage.

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim have lost their last 2 games and are 17-23 at home so far this season. They have 30-35-4 overall record ranking 8th in the Central Division. The Ducks are 15-26-6 in Western Conference games. Anaheim averages 9.4 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the league. Sam Carrick leads the team serving 85 total minutes.

Terry has 64 total points for the Ducks, 36 goals and 28 assists. Derek Grant has six assists over the last 10 games for Anaheim.

In their last 10 games the Ducks are 3-7, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

St. Louis are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games.

St. Louis are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road.

Anaheim are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis.

Anaheim are 3-17 SU in their last 20 games.

Prediction

The Blues have already clinched the playoff berth and are scoring 4.8 goals per game and allowing only 2.5 goals per game. The Ducks are already eliminated and have lost 8 of their last 9 games playin in St Louis. Take the Blues to cover the puck line.

PICK: Blues -1.5 (+115)

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