#Robert Bortuzzo

Ottawa Senators (19-20-3) vs. St. Louis Blues (21-20-3) January 16, 2023 8:00 pm EDT The Line: St. Louis Blues -110 / Ottawa Senators -110; Over/Under: +6.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Ottawa Senators and the St. Louis Blues meet in NHL action from the Enterprise Center on Monday night. Let's dive into the odds, injuries, matchup…

Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues: GAME #41 Time: 8:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Enterprise Center Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, BSMW, ESPN+, HULU DraftKings NHL Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 In an 82-game season it's hard to say any game is more important than any other, nor is any stretch of games more important. After all, a win in October is…

In a number of ways, the unpredictable, yo-yo Blues are doing the exact opposite of what we expect them to do. They're winning games at a rate that puts them only two points out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. As of Monday morning FiveThirtyEight.com gave St. Louis a 43 percent probability of making the playoffs. The Note…

The last time the Colorado Avalanche and St Louis Blues clashed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, it was over in the blink of an eye. In last season's opening postseason round, Colorado whipped St Louis in the minimum four games. Will it be any different this time around? The optics are suggesting no. St Louis is injury-riddled on the back end. While…

SUNRISE - With the Florida Panthers playing host to the St. Louis Blues around lunchtime on Saturday afternoon, Andrew Brunette certainly would like to see his team get off to a good start. The Panthers have had a couple of fantastic finishes in their past two wins. Their starts? Meh. Saturday's game time is set for 1 p.m. and Brunette, who played…

The St. Louis Blues still have plenty of time for their coaching staff to figure out their lines. Training camp has not yet begun, after all. As is the way in sports, the general manager has assembled the team. It's up to Craig Berube and his assistants to form that assembly into a honed, fighting machine that is capable of taking on the defending…

Minnesota buried St. Louis in goals in Game 2, and we're expecting more of the same tonight. Find out why a high-scoring game will be fueled by the favorites with our NHL betting picks for Wild vs. Blues. The Minnesota Wild got a 1-1 split with their 6-2 victory on Wednesday, but now they have to travel to St. Louis and try to tame the Blues on the…

Minnesota Wild (19-9-2) 40pts 2nd in the Central 3.63 Goals For Per Game (2nd in the NHL) 3.00 Goals Against Per Game (19th in the NHL) 17.5% Power Play (22nd in the NHL) 81.1% Penalty Kill (12th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 12G 24A = 36pts 2. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 14G 12A = 26pts 3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 8G 16A = 24pts 4. #17…

With under two weeks to go until the 2022-23 NHL season gets underway, the betting market is starting to take shape. The Colorado Avalanche opened as, and remain, the clear Stanley Cup favorite at+425 on BetMGM and then there's a bit of a jump to the chasing pack. Toronto (+800), Florida (+900), Carolina (+1000) and Tampa Bay (+1200) round out the…

Tied 2-2, the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild throw down Tuesday in Game 5 of their 1st-round Western Conference playoff series. Puck drop from Xcel Energy Center is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we look at the Blues vs. Wild odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets. The Blues looked dead in the water after…