Columbus Blue Jackets vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 1-30-2024 – Stat Salt
The Columbus Blue Jackets will be on the road and take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Columbus has a record of 15-24-10. St. Louis has a record of 26-20-2. Both these two teams faced each other once this season with Columbus winning the matchup. The puck drops at 8 PM EST.
Blue Jackets Lose Seven Of Last Nine
Columbus was a +210 underdog in their last game and they lost 4-2 against the Seattle Kraken. Yegor Chinakhov scored both goals for the Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov stopped 22 of 25 shots faced.
The offense has been struggling for the Jackets recently. Columbus scored three or fewer goals in six of their last 10 games. They rank 21st in goals per game and 22nd in shots per game. Johnny Gaudreau leads the team with 31 points.
The defense and goaltending have been poor for the Blue Jackets this season. They rank 31st in goals against per game and 29th in shots against per game. Elvis Merzlikins has a record of 8-10-7 with a 3.35 GAA and a .901 SV %. Spencer Martin has a record of 3-8-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .887 SV%. Daniil Tarasov has a record of 3-5-2 with a 3.79 GAA and .881 SV%. Zach Werenski has 27 points. Ivan Provorov has 23 points.
Blues Win Five Straight
St. Louis was a +140 underdog in their previous game but they defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime. Brayden Schenn scored the overtime winner. Jordan Kyrou scored a goal and had two assists. Pavel Buchnevich scored a goal and had an assist. Scott Perunovich had two assists. Joel Hofer stopped 30 of 33 shots faced.
The Blues have been performing better on offense recently. St. Louis scored four or more goals in five of the last nine games. They rank 25th in goals per game and 23rd in shots per game. Robert Thomas leads the team with 52 points.
The defense and goaltending have been poor for St. Louis. They rank 20th in goals against per game and 25th in shots against per game. Jordan Binnington has a record of 17-12-2 with a 2.97 GAA and .907 SV%. Joel Hofer has a record of 9-8-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .909 SV%.
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St. Louis is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings against Columbus. Goaltending is an edge for the Blues. Goaltending has been poor for the Blue Jackets this season. They rank 31st in goals against per game. The Blues rank 20th in goals against per game. The Blues have been performing better on offense recently. St. Louis scored four or more goals in five of the last nine games. The Blues will be able to score on the Blue Jackets. St. Louis has scored four or more goals in four straight games. Playing at home, St. Louis will win this contest by two or more goals.
Bet the puck line (-1.5) and take St. Louis.
Prediction: St. Louis Blues (-1.5)
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The defense and goaltending have been poor for the Blue Jackets this season. They rank 31st in goals against per game and 29th in shots against per game. St. Louis has scored four or more goals in four straight games. The Blues will be able to score on the Blue Jackets. The defense and goaltending have been poor for St. Louis. They rank 20th in goals against per game and 25th in shots against per game. The over is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. This will be a higher-scoring game and the over will hit.
Take the over, six goals.
Prediction: Over 6
