Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues

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Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues

The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues meet Thursday in NHL action at the Enterprise Center. The Chicago Blackhawks have lost 8 of their last 9 games. The St. Louis Blues have lost 3 straight games.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.3 goals per game and are scoring on 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Max Domi leads Chicago with 11 goals, Patrick Kane has 20 assists and Andreas Athanasiou has 64 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 71 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 51 goals on 430 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 48 goals on 453 shots.

The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 17 goals, Robert Thomas has 24 assists, and Justin Faulk has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 70.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 80 goals on 761 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has given up 36 goals on 371 shots.

The Blackhawks are 18-41 in their last 59 road games and 14-41 in their last 55 overall. The Blues are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 0-6 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest. The under is 4-0 in Blackhawks last 4 road games. The over is 47-22-4 in Blues last 73 overall. The Blackhawks are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in St. Louis and 1-8 in the last 9 meetings. The home team is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings. The favorite is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.

The Chicago Blackhawks continue to pile up the losses, and they're just not a team you should be eager to get behind, especially on the road, dating back to their struggles last year. The St. Louis Blues are due for a home win, and they've beaten up on the Blackhawks over the years. My only option here is to side with the St. Louis Blues and the PL for max betting value. The Blackhawks are terrible.

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Randy’s PickSt. Louis Blues -1.5

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