Red Wings vs Blues Prediction

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12 December 2023

The Detroit Red Wings will play the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Detroit has lost three games in a row, while St. Louis has also dropped three straight games. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Red Wings vs Blues prediction.

Red Wings Preview

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-9-4 this season after they lost to Dallas by a score of 6-3 in their last game. Detroit led 1-0 early in the first period, but Dallas scored the next four goals to pull away for the win. The Red Wings were out shot by a total of 35-30 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Detroit has also lost to Ottawa and San Jose during this losing streak. The Red Wings are scoring 3.73 goals per game and they are allowing 3.15 goals against per game, while going 22.9% on the power play and 77.8% on the penalty kill. Alex DeBrincat has led Detroit with 13 goals, 13 assists, and 87 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Detroit is Ville Husso, who is 8-4-2 this season with a 3.65 goals against average and a .886 save percentage.

Blues Preview

The St. Louis Blues are 13-13-1 this year after they lost to Chicago by a score of 3-1 in their last game. St. Louis allowed the first three goals in this game, but they scored late in the third to avoid the shutout. St. Louis out shot Chicago by a total of 39-24 and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. The Blues have also lost to Columbus and Vegas during their three game losing streak. St. Louis is scoring 2.78 goals per game and they are allowing 3.22 goals against per game, while going 8.8% on the power play and 78.4% on the penalty kill. Robert Thomas has led St. Louis with 10 goals, 17 assists, and 60 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for St. Louis is Jordan Binnington, who is 8-8-1 this year with a 3.00 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

The underdogs have won three of the Blues' last four games.
The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last four home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
The home team has won the first period in six of the Blues' last seven games.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in 11 of the Blues' last 12 games.

Detroit Red Wings Team Facts

The underdogs have won six of the Red Wings' last nine games at Enterprise Center.
The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six night games against Central Division opponents.
The Red Wings have lost the first period in four of their last five games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Red Wings' last seven games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.

St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts

Jake Neighbours has scored at least one goal in each of the Blues' last three games at Enterprise Center.
Robert Thomas has recorded at least one point in each of the Blues' last nine games at Enterprise Center against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Torey Krug has recorded at least one assist in each of the Blues' last six games at Enterprise Center against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Jake Neighbours has the equal-most multi-goal games for the Blues this season (2).

Detroit Red Wings Player Prop Facts

Patrick Kane has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances in night games at Enterprise Center.
David Perron has scored at least one goal in three of his last four appearances with the Red Wings as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
Dylan Larkin has recorded an assist in each of his last six appearances with the Red Wings as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
Alex DeBrincat has the most multi-goal games for the Red Wings this season (3).

Matchup/League Facts

The St. Louis Blues ranks 32nd in the league in penalty minutes this season (183).
The St. Louis Blues ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals this season (7).
The Detroit Red Wings ranks T3rd in the league for power play goals this season (26).
The Detroit Red Wings are one of only three teams to not play in a game that have gone to shootout this season.

Red Wings vs Blues Betting Prediction

Both of these teams come into this game on a three game losing streak, but Detroit has been the better team so far this season. The Red Wings are without Perron and Larkin right now, which is a huge blow, but they still have DeBrincat and Kane. The Wings lost in Dallas on Monday, so they will be on the second game of a back to back here. On the other side, St. Louis has had two very poor showings against Chicago and Columbus in their last two games, as they were out scored by a total of 8-3 in those games. I don’t love how either team has performed recently, but I like Detroit in this spot. The Blues have been worked over by two of the bottom teams in the NHL in their last two games, so take Detroit here.