Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Preview
Planning on watching today’s Blues and Ducks game? Catch the action at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, as the Ducks hosts this showdown at 8:00 ET on ESPN+.
The Blues are the -1.5 goal favorite in this Western conference matchup against Ducks. The over/under for the game is set at 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for Anaheim Ducks – St. Louis Blues odds
Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three games between Anaheim and St. Louis, the Blues have dominated the series, going 3-0. This includes a convincing margin of victory of 2 goals per contest. Across the last three head-to-head matchups, St. Louis is averaging 4 goals compared to Anaheim at 2.
- In their last ten games away from home, the Blues have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 5-5 vs. the spread. The team averaged 2 goals per game in this stretch.
- Across their five previous home games, Anaheim has an puck line mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-4 while averaging 1 goals per game.
- Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Ducks have a straight up record of 1-9. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 3-7.
- As the betting favorite, the Blues have an puck line record of 3-2 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 3-2.
Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction
Heading into tonight’s game, the Blues are 9th in the Western Conference with 85 points and a record of 40-31-5. In the Central Division, they are in 5th place. Over their last ten games, St. Louis is 5-5.
On the road this season, the Blues are 17-18-3, and as the favorite, they are 9-9-1. Against the Western Conference, St. Louis has gone 24-22.
On offense, the Blues are averaging 2.9 goals per game which is 26th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 23rd in the league. St. Louis’ offense comes into the game ranked 24th in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 4th in the NHL.
Goalie Jordan Binnington gets the start and has made 51 starts this season. His record at this point is 27-19, and his save percentage is 0.956%.
At home this season, the Ducks have a record of 11-25-2, and they have gone 6-16 against Pacific Division opponents. Overall, Anaheim is 25-48-4, which puts them in 7th place in the Pacific Division and 14th in the Western Conference. As the underdog, the Ducks have gone 21-43-4 this year, and they have lost four straight games.
Over their last ten games, the Ducks have gone 2-8, and they have gone 1-4 in their last five games. In the Western Conference, Anaheim has a record of 12-33, and they have lost two straight games as the underdog. So far this season, the Ducks have been the underdog in 68 of their 77 games.
For their offensive performance, the Ducks come in averaging 2.4 goals per game this season, which is 30th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 29th in the league. This season, the Ducks are 5-17 when getting more shots on goal than their opponents. And in games with fewer shots on goal, they have a 18-28 record.
Entering the game, goalie Lukas Dostal has started 34 games this season. His current record stands at 12-22, and his save percentage is 0.752%.
Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Blues picking up a 4-3 win.
Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Betting Tips
- Take the Blues on the moneyline
- On the puck line, we like Ducks (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Anaheim Ducks Injury Report
- Brock McGinn – Upper Body – Out
- John Gibson – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Max Jones – Upper Body – Questionable
- Mason McTavish – Lower Body – Questionable
- Pavel Mintyukov – Lower Body – Questionable
- Tristan Luneau – Knee – Out
St. Louis Blues Injury Report
- Oskar Sundqvist – Knee – Out
- Justin Faulk – Upper Body – Questionable
- Jake Neighbours – Upper Body – Questionable
