Senators vs Blues Prediction
The Ottawa Senators will play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Ottawa has lost two of their last three games, while St. Louis comes into this game on a four game losing streak. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Senators vs Blues prediction.
Senators Preview
The Ottawa Senators are 11-12-0 this year after they lost to Carolina by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Ottawa led 1-0 early in the first period, but they couldn’t find any more offense and allowed the last four goals for the loss. The Senators out shot Carolina by a total of 32-28 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. Ottawa defeated Detroit by a score of 5-1 in the game prior to Carolina, but they lost to Toronto by a score of 4-3 in the game before that. Ottawa is scoring 3.39 goals per game and they are allowing 3.22 goals against per game, while going 17.5% on the power play and 72.4% on the penalty kill. Tim Stutzle has led Ottawa with six goals, 20 assists, and 71 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Ottawa is Joonas Korpisalo, who is 6-7-0 this year with a 3.28 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.
Blues Preview
The St. Louis Blues are 13-14-1 this season after they lost to Detroit by a score of 6-4 in their last game. St. Louis led 1-0 and 4-3 but allowed Detroit to score three unanswered goals in the third period for the loss. The Blues out shot Detroit by a total of 37-32 and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. St. Louis has also lost to Chicago, Columbus, and Vegas during this losing streak. The Blues are scoring 2.82 goals per game and they are allowing 3.32 goals against per game, while going 8.4% on the power play and 78.5% on the penalty kill. Robert Thomas has led St. Louis with 10 goals, 17 assists, and 63 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for St. Louis is Jordan Binnington, who is 8-9-1 this season with a 3.10 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.
Senators vs Blues Betting Prediction
St. Louis comes into this game for the first time without their coach, as he was fired after the loss to Detroit. The Blues have had their issues this season, but they are right in the hunt for the playoffs, so the firing comes as a bit of a surprise. Ottawa has lost two of their last three games and they are 3-3 on the road. The Blues are 7-5-0 on home ice, but they have allowed 20 goals in their last five games. I think we are going to see another example of a team playing better after their coach is fired, and I like the Blues to get the win here.
