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The St. Louis Blues will be on the road as they take on the Vancouver Canucks in a Western Conference NHL game on Monday, December 19.
The Blues are doing decently well as they're fifth in the Central Division with a 15-15-1 record. They're riding a three-game winning streak after coming off a 5-2 road win against the Calgary Flames on Friday.
Vancouver, meanwhile, is sixth in the Pacific Division with a 13-14-3 record. They are coming off a 5-1 home loss on Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets.
This will be their first of three games between St. Louis and Vancouver, with the next game happening before the end of February.
St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks Odds
FanDuel Sportsbook: $2,500 No Sweat First Bet
St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks Match Details
Fixture: St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks
Date & Time: Monday, December 19, 2022; 10:30 p.m. EDT
Venue: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks Key Stats
The Blues have to improve on the offensive side of the ice, scoring 94 goals this season, which is the 22nd-most in the NHL. They are average on the power play, scoring 18 power-play goals in 85 attempts (21.18%). They have a great player in center Jordan Kyrou, who has 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists).
Jordan Binnington is expected to be in the net, and he's doing decently well this season. He's 11-11-1 with 3.21 goals allowed per game and a .894 save percentage. Defensively, the Blues are 26th in the league, giving up 113 goals. They're not doing well at all in killing penalties, killing just 50 of 73 (68.49%).
Vancouver, meanwhile, has been an average offensive team as they have posted 102 total goals, which ranks 16th in the NHL. They are average in terms of power plays as well, going 28 out of 104 (63.92%). Center Elias Pettersson is their best player with 34 points (13 goals, 21 assists) and is listed as day-to-day for this game.
Spencer Martin will be starting inside the net and is struggling a bit with a 9-4-1 record and a save percentage of .889 and 3.50 goals given up per game. Vancouver's defense needs some work as they are allowing 117 goals, which is 28th in the sport. They're also struggling at killing penalties, as they have killed 62 out of 91 power play attempts against them (68.13%).
St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks Betting Prediction
Looking at the defense lately, there is a huge difference as St. Louis are averaging two goals allowed in their last four games while Vancouver are giving up 4.4 goals in their previous five games. The Canucks have failed to play well at home with a 5-8-1 record so far inside their own building, while the Blues have a decent 9-8-0 road record.
The road team has won seven of their last nine games and the Blues have won five of their last seven games against the Canucks. All in all, go with the St. Louis Blues to win on the road in this game as well.
Prediction: St. Louis Blues ML (-118)
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