St Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 2 (4/2): NHL

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Odds

Time	10:00 p.m. EST
Blues money line	+215
Blues spread	+1.5 (-120)
Flames money line	-260
Flames spread	-1.5 (+100)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	St Louis Blues	Calgary Flames
Record	37-20-10	40-18-9
Road / home record	16-11-6	21-7-7
Streak	L1	L2
Goals per game	3.54	3.46
Goals allowed per game	2.90	2.45
Shots per game	30.6	35.8
Shots allowed per game	31.4	29.3
PP %	25.8%	24.00%
PK %	17.19%	16.16%
Over / under record	34-30-3	34-29-4

Preview

The St Louis Blues continue on the road and will visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. This is the third time these teams face off this season, the Blues won the last 2 games, 4-1 at home and 3-1 in Vancouver.

ST LOUIS BLUES

The Blues have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 16-17 on the road with a 37-20-10 record overall ranking 3rd in the Central division. The Blues are 25-8-6 in conference play. St. Louis ranks second in the Western Conference recording 9.8 points per game, averaging 3.5 goals and 6.2 assists.

Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 62 points, scoring 22 goals and adding 40 assists. David Perron has 14 points over the last 10 games for St. Louis.

In their last 10 games the Blues are 4-6, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.5 assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game with an .887 save percentage.

CALGARY FLAMES

The Flames have also lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 21-14 at home this season ranking 1st in the Pacific. The Flames are 20-11-4 against conference opponents. Calgary is first in the Western Conference with 5.8 assists per game, led by Gaudreau averaging 0.9.

Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with 34 goals, adding 34 assists and totaling 68 points. Matthew Tkachuk has 17 points over the last 10 games for Calgary.

In their last 10 games the Flames are 5-5, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .921 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

St. Louis are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games.

Calgary are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games at home.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis.

Prediction

The Blues have one the best offenses in the league but also are one of the worst defenses, they're allowing 3.6 goals in their last 10 games and the over has cashed in 6 of their last 7 games. The Flames have the best defense in the league but they have lost their last 2 games. I'm taking the over on this one as I think the Flames will bounce back and score plenty of goals tonight while the Blues should be able to get at least 2 or 3 goals.

PICK: Over 6.5 (-110)

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