Capitals at Blues 1/7/22 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Washington Capitals vs. Saint Louis Blues
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Jan. 07, 2022
TV: NHL
Latest Odds : STL -121 ; Total 5.5
The Capitals are coming here after playing against the Devils in their last game on the schedule. The game for the Capitals was a 4-3 loss, but the next game was against Montreal and was postponed. The loss to the Devils did drop the Washington team to a record of 20-6-8 on the year.
This season the Capitals offense has ended up with 3.44 goals per game. The defense for Washington has allowed 2.59 goals per game. The Capitals have converted on the power play at a clip of 15% on the year. The penalty kill for the Capitals is coming in killing off 82.8% of the opponents power plays.
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The Saint Louis Blues come here after losing in their last game on the over. The loss for the Blues was against the Penguins by a score of 5-3. The loss ended up dropping the Blues to a record of 19-10-5 on the season so far.
Coming here the Blues are converting on the power play at a clip of 30.2%. The penalty kill for the Blues is killing off 82.6% of the power plays. Saint Louis has ended up with 3.44 goals per game. The defense for the Blues has allowed 2.77 goals per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Blues are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
The total has went over in 6 out of the last 8 Blues games against the Capitals.
The total has went over in 12 out of the last 16 Capitals games.
The Capitals are 6-2 in their last 8 against the Blues.
Free Betting Pick: Saint Louis Blues -132
The game here is one that should be a good game, but it is also a game that the defenses should show up in the game. Look for the Blues defensive efforts to pay off in this game here as it keeps the road offense from Washington in check. Final Score, Saint Louis Blues win 3-2.