Buffalo at Washington (7:00 PM) N.Y. Rangers at Florida (7:30 PM) Calgary at Ottawa (7:30 PM) Nashville at St. Louis (8:00 PM) Detroit at Chicago (8:30 PM)
Buffalo at Washington (7:00 PM) N.Y. Rangers at Florida (7:30 PM) Calgary at Ottawa (7:30 PM) Nashville at St. Louis (8:00 PM) Detroit at Chicago (8:30 PM)
Yes Shea Weber (perhaps the best defenseman in the game) is out for Nashville and St. Louis has been dominant at home (14-4), but this price is too good to pass up for a handful of reasons.
1. The Blues top one or two forwards for the last two years Alex Steen is out with a concussion. He and David Backes are the best overall forwards for the Blues. Steen is also their most consistent and most versatile forward. He will be missed in all three zones and in all 3 (even strength, PP, and PK) playing situations.
Oshie, Sobotka, and Langenbrunner return tonight to help offset the loss of Steen, but his absence will cause disruption among the top 3 lines and the special team units.
2. Pekke Rinne has been inconsistent lately, but he has always excelled vs the Blues and has also had no trouble playing well at the Scottrade Center.
He is 10-7 lifetime vs STL with a 1.95 GAA and a .931 save %
He is 6-3 lifetime in STL with a 1.98 GAA and a .923 save %
3. This game is a sandwich game for the Blues. Their last game was in Detroit and their next game (tomorrow night) is in Detroit. Even though Nashville is a division opponent, the Blues will probably be thinking about their game vs the Wings tomorrow night.
Granted Halak also has good career numbers vs the Preds, but he has absorbed three of the four Blues losses at home this year including opening night vs the Preds.
STL has not scored more than 2 goals in 6 straight games vs the Preds. The Blues are 5-15 this year when scoring 2 goals or fewer in a game.
The bottom line is that Nashville has to play their typical grinding game and hope Rinne stands tall like he usually does vs STL. At +165 I'll take a chance on them.
The under is the stats/trends bet, but that is a no go for me.
Yes Shea Weber (perhaps the best defenseman in the game) is out for Nashville and St. Louis has been dominant at home (14-4), but this price is too good to pass up for a handful of reasons.
1. The Blues top one or two forwards for the last two years Alex Steen is out with a concussion. He and David Backes are the best overall forwards for the Blues. Steen is also their most consistent and most versatile forward. He will be missed in all three zones and in all 3 (even strength, PP, and PK) playing situations.
Oshie, Sobotka, and Langenbrunner return tonight to help offset the loss of Steen, but his absence will cause disruption among the top 3 lines and the special team units.
2. Pekke Rinne has been inconsistent lately, but he has always excelled vs the Blues and has also had no trouble playing well at the Scottrade Center.
He is 10-7 lifetime vs STL with a 1.95 GAA and a .931 save %
He is 6-3 lifetime in STL with a 1.98 GAA and a .923 save %
3. This game is a sandwich game for the Blues. Their last game was in Detroit and their next game (tomorrow night) is in Detroit. Even though Nashville is a division opponent, the Blues will probably be thinking about their game vs the Wings tomorrow night.
Granted Halak also has good career numbers vs the Preds, but he has absorbed three of the four Blues losses at home this year including opening night vs the Preds.
STL has not scored more than 2 goals in 6 straight games vs the Preds. The Blues are 5-15 this year when scoring 2 goals or fewer in a game.
The bottom line is that Nashville has to play their typical grinding game and hope Rinne stands tall like he usually does vs STL. At +165 I'll take a chance on them.
The under is the stats/trends bet, but that is a no go for me.
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