Blues vs Wild Odds, Picks and Predictions

The St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild will play in the 2022 edition of the NHL Winter Classic at Target Field on Saturday night. The game is expected to be low-scoring and cold with temperatures expected below freezing.

The Wild opened at -130 on the moneyline and have since moved slightly to -125. The total for this frigid outdoor game opened as 6 and has bounced between 5.5 and 6.

Blues vs Wild is on December 31st at 11:34 p.m. ET.

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Blues are without James Neal, Brayden Schenn and James Schemidt. Wild are missing Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek.

Blues are 6-2 SU, 35 goals for and 19 goals against since 2021. Wild are 2-6 SU and 2 goals per game.

The Blues are 6-1 straight up in the last seven meetings with the Wild.

Blues vs Wild picks and predictions are compiled from the analysis of the spread and total.

The NHL Winter Classic takes place at Target Field on Saturday night. The forecast is -15 degrees Fahrenheit. It's the coldest outdoor game in NHL history. Jordan Binnington is the projected starter for the Blues. He's a good player who has never played in an outdoor event. Minnesota is on a four-game losing streak. They're 10-3 at home but 9-8 outside of the Xcel Energy Center. Their goal differential is minus-0. St. Louis is 7-2-1 and has the fourth-best point percentage. Minnesota's +23 goal difference ranks fourth in the league.

Blues and Wild are playing an outdoor game. The game will be played in freezing conditions. Minnesota is coming off an extended layoff and neither goalie is impressing. The Wild lost 7-4 to the Dallas Stars during the break. St. Louis had the third-best penalty kill in December and has surrendered just one power-play goal over its last 10 games. They held the Oilers to two goals in their only game back from the breaks.

The Blues are 6-1 SU against the Wild in their last seven meetings dating back to April 4, 2021. St. Louis has some impressive wins over this same Minnesota team in that stretch, including margins of 9-2, 7-3, and 4-0. Minnesota entered the Christmas break on a four-game losing streak.

Today's NHL Blues vs. Wild bets are worth $26.90 on a $10 bet.