The St. Louis Blues (30-24-2) take on the Detroit Red Wings (30-20-6) in a Saturday matinee at Little Caesars Arena. Puck drop is set for noon ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Blues'vs. Red Wings odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Blues come to town after a 4-0 shutout as +114 home underdogs over the New York Islanders Thursday. G Jordan Binnington was awesome, stopping all 38 shots fired his way. LW Pavel Buchnevich had a natural hat trick as the team broke a franchise record for scoring 3 goals in 32 seconds. The Blues are 4-3 following the All-Star break, and they’re clinging to the final Wild Card spot in the West. The Blues embark on a journey that will feature 8 of 9 on the road leading up through the trade deadline.
Detroit also holds a Wild Card spot in the East. The Wings won a gritty 2-1 game in overtime as +120 underdogs against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday. They’ve won 3 in a row, and they were dogs in all of them. RW Patrick Kane, who had the game-winner Thursday, has points in 6 straight games. C Dylan Larkin also lit the lamp. He has points in 3 straight games.
The Wings punked the Blues in a 6-4 victory at Enterprise Center Dec. 12. The Blues took a 4-3 lead going into the 3rd period, and Detroit just mopped the ice with them the rest of the game. It’s difficult to put a lot of stock in that game, though, because that was the final game Craig Berube coached before he was dismissed by the Blues.