Wild at Blues 4/8/22 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Minnesota Wild vs. Saint Louis Blues
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Apr. 08, 2022
TV: ESPN+
Latest Odds : MIN -115 ; Total 6
Minnesota will travel on the road to the state of Missouri to face off against the St. Louis Blues on Friday for a scheduled puck drop time of 8 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN plus and NHL center ice. Minnesota comes into this game with a record of 43–21–5, and have won three out of their last five games coming against Philadelphia, on the road against Carolina, and on the road against the Washington Capitals. The two defeats for Minnesota came on the road against Nashville by the score of 6–2, and at home against Pittsburgh by the score of 4–3.
St. Louis comes into this game with a record on the season of 40 – 20–10, and have been victorious in four out of the last five games coming against Vancouver, Calgary, Arizona, and most recently at home against the expansion Seattle Kraken by the score of 4–1. The only defeat for St. Louis in the last five games came on the road in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers by the score of 6–5.
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Jordan Kyrou is the team leader for St. Louis in points with 63, to go along with 23 goals, and 40 assists. Vladimir Tarasenko is the team leader for St. Louis and goals were 25, five of those came on the power play on 199 shots on goal this season. Robert Thomas is the team leader for St. Louis in assists with 44, nine coming on the power play as Robert Thomas is a +9 on the year.
Mats Zuccarello is the team leader for Minnesota in assists with 50, 20 of those came on the power play as Zuccarello is a +20 on the season. Kirill Kaprizov is the team leader for Minnesota in points with 87, and it's also the team leader in goals with 40, 11 of those came on the power play on 245 shots on goal this season.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games.
Minnesota are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games.
Minnesota are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis' last 14 games.
St. Louis are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games against Minnesota.
Free Betting Pick: Minnesota Wild -115
As a team, Minnesota is scoring 3.61 goals per game, however they are allowing their opponents an average of 3.06. St. Louis scored 3.60 goals per game this season while allowing only 2.86 on average. The addition of Marc Andre Fleury from the Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline should put a huge dent in the goals against average per game for Minnesota and Fleury has been playing phenomenal in his first two starts. We see Minnesota winning this game on the road. Final Score Prediction: Minnesota wins 4–3.