Penguins at Blues Prediction

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Penguins at Blues Prediction

The Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues meet Saturday in NHL action at the Enterprise Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 21.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 25 goals, Evgeni Malkin has 35 assists, and Rickard Rakell has 170 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 80.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 70 goals on 886 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has given up 83 goals on 864 shots.

The St. Louis Blues Betting Preview

The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 22.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 25 goals, Robert Thomas has 35 assists, and Justin Faulk has 143 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 75.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 135 goals on 1,263 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has given up 52 goals on 515 shots.

Penguins vs Blues Trends

The Penguins are 3-10 in their last 13 road games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The Blues are 1-7 in their last 8 Saturday games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Penguins last 4 overall. The over is 31-15-7 in Blues last 53 overall. The Penguins are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in St. Louis and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to get the benefit of the doubt because they're the more talented team that's shown more signs of life. The St. Louis Blues have underachieved big time up to this point. Still, neither of these teams are playing well, and I'm not eager to lay juice with either side. If forced to pick this game, give me the home team that's putting out plus money. 

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Randy’s PickSt. Louis Blues +131

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.