St Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 26 (4/26): NHL
- Lm Tipster
- Apr 26, 2022, 6:01:36 AM
Credit: photo by Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Odds:
| Time | 9:30 p.m. EST |
| Blues money line | +145 |
| Blues spread | -1.5 (-185) |
| Avalanche money line | +165 |
| Avalanche spread | +1.5 (+148) |
| Over / under | 6 |
2021-2022 season stats
| St Louis Blues | Colorado Avalanche | |
| Record | 49-20-11 | 55-18-6 |
| Road / home record | 23-11-6 | 31-5-3 |
| Streak | W3 | L4 |
| Goals per game | 3.78 | 3.77 |
| Goals allowed per game | 2.82 | 2.80 |
| Shots per game | 30.4 | 35.0 |
| Shots allowed per game | 31.7 | 32.1 |
| PP % | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| PK % | 15.89% | 20.63% |
| Over / under record | 42-34-4 | 41-33-5 |
Preview
The St Louis Blues continue on the road and will visit the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. This is the third time these teams face off this season and they're tied 1-1. The Blues have clinched the playoff berth while the Avalanche have Clinched the Best Record in Conference.
St Louis Blues
The Blues have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 23-17 on the road with a 49-20-11 record overall ranking 3rd in the Metropolitan division. The Blues are 17-5-3 against the rest of their division. St. Louis has scored 302 goals and is third in the NHL averaging 3.8 goals per game. Vladimir Tarasenko leads the team with 34.
Tarasenko leads the Blues with 34 goals and has 82 points. Pavel Buchnevich has 17 points over the last 10 games for St. Louis.
In their last 10 games the Blues are 9-1, averaging 5 goals, 9.3 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .913 save percentage.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado have lost 4 games on a row but are 31-8 at home so far this season. They have 55-18-6 overall record ranking 8th in the Central Division. The Avalanche are 14-6-3 against opponents in the Central. Colorado has scored 298 goals and ranks fourth in the NHL averaging 3.8 per game. Mikko Rantanen leads the team with 36.
Nazem Kadri leads the Avalanche with 58 assists and has 84 points this season. Nathan MacKinnon has 10 goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.
In their last 10 games the Avalanche are 6-4, averaging 3.9 goals, 7.1 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .910 save percentage.
BETTING TRENDS
St. Louis are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games.
St. Louis are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Colorado..
Colorado are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games against St. Louis.
Prediction
The Blues have already clinched the playoff berth and are scoring 5 goals per game and allowing only 2.7 goals per game. The Avalanche clinched the best record in the conference so they don't really care what happen in these remaining games, one of the reasons why are they losing lately. With the Blues playing great offense and the Avs so relaxed I think we should take underdog.
PICK: Blues ML (+145)
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