St. Louis Blues vs Arizona Coyotes Game Preview and Prediction 01/26/2023

St. Louis begins a three-game road trip as Arizona ends a three-game homestand. Puck drop is scheduled for 9:08 p.m. EST.

The Blues enter tonight with a 23-22-3 record (49 points) and sit sixth in the Central Division. St. Louis is led by Jordan Kyrou with 23 goals. Pavel Buchnevich and Brandon Saad sit second and third with 15 and 14 goals each. Eight total Blues skater have recorded at least 10 goals this season. Kyrou also leads St. Louis in points with 46. Robert Thomas (43), Buchnevich (38) and Brayden Schenn (36) are the only other skaters with more than 30 points this season. Jordan Binnington has seen action in 37 games this season, making him the team’s number one option. The 29-year-old is 18-16-3 with a 3.28 goals against average and an .891 save percentage. The Blues received some good injury news as Robert Bortuzzo (lower body) could return later on this road trip.

The Coyotes carry a 15-28-5 record (35 points) into tonight’s game and sit seventh in the Central. Arizona is led in scoring by Clayton Keller who has notched 18 goals this season. Lawsone Crouse’s 16 and Nick Bjugstad’s 11 are the only other skaters in double-digit goals for the Yotes. Keller also leads the team in points with 41 and is the only skater with more than 30 points thus far. Shayne Gostisbehere (29), Crouse (27) and Jakob Chychrun (25) headline a group of six Coyotes that have at least 20 points this season. Karel Vejmelka has seen the bulk of the work for the Yotes this season. The 26-year-old is 12-17-4 with a 3.29 GAA and a .904 SV% in 34 games. Both Crouse (upper body) and Matias Maccelli (lower body) are slated to play tonight while Gostisbehere will miss the next 4-6 weeks with an upper-body injury.

St. Louis took the first game of this season’s series in overtime after taking two of three last season. Tonight’s projected starting goaltenders are Binnington for the Blues and Vejmelka for the Coyotes.

Prediction: St. Louis Blues 6, Arizona Coyotes 3

The Blues have the ability to come out and just ambush a bad Arizona team. St. Louis will jump out to an early, multi-goal lead. The Coyotes will not just roll over at home as the response will have the game sitting at 3-2 in the second. The Blues will pull away early in the third and add an empty netter to make this final 6-3.

Odds Presented By Betfred Sportsbook 

Spread- Arizona Coyotes +1.5 (-195) / St. Louis Blues -1.5 (+165)

Moneyline- Arizona Coyotes +130/ St. Louis Blues -150

Total- 6.5 – Over (-120) / Under (+100)

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