St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets - NHL - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

Saturday’s NHL lineup features a matchup between the heavily favored St. Louis Blues (0-0-0) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-2-0) at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues are -258 on the moneyline to win at home against the Blue Jackets (+209) in the game, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSMW, and BSOH.

Blues vs. Blue Jackets Predictions

Blues vs. Blue Jackets Betting Odds

Blues vs Blue Jackets Betting Information
Favorite	Moneyline	Total
Blues	-258	6.5

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Blues vs. Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Blues posted a 37-20 mark a season ago as favorites on the moneyline.
In games it has played with moneyline odds of -258 or shorter last season, St. Louis won 42.9% of its games (3-4).
The Blues have a 72.1% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.
The Blues’ 309 goals scored last season (3.8 per game) ranked third in the NHL.
The Blues were 11th in goals against, conceding 239 total goals (2.9 per game) in league play.
Last season the Blue Jackets had 25 wins in the 67 games in which they were an underdog.
Columbus won three of its 13 games last season when an underdog by +209 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline in this contest implies a 32.4% chance for the Blue Jackets to win.
With 258 goals (3.2 per game) last season, the Blue Jackets had the NHL’s 14th-ranked offense.
The Blue Jackets’ total of 297 goals conceded (3.6 per game) was 28th in the NHL.

Blues vs. Blue Jackets Over/Under Trends

St. Louis and its opponent combined to outscore Saturday’s total (6.5 goals) 48 times last season.
Last season, 46 of Columbus’ games featured more than 6.5 goals.
The total for this game (6.5) is 0.4 less than the combined scoring averages last season for the Blues (3.77) and Blue Jackets (3.15).
This game’s total is 0.0 less than the 6.5 goals these two teams conceded per game combined.

Blues Team Leaders 2021-22

One of St. Louis’ leading offensive players last season was Vladimir Tarasenko, who had 82 points (34 goals, 48 assists) and played an average of 16:54 per game.
Robert Thomas had 20 goals and 56 assists to total 76 points (1.1 per game).
Pavel Buchnevich scored 30 goals and added 45 assists in 73 games for St. Louis.
Jordan Binnington had a record of 18-14-4. He conceded 112 goals (3.1 goals against average) and recorded 1023 saves with a .901 save percentage (33rd in the league).

Blue Jackets Team Leaders 2021-22

Johnny Gaudreau recorded 40 goals and 75 assists in 82 games for Columbus last season, resulting in 115 points.
Jakub Voracek was one of the top contributors for Columbus with 62 total points (0.8 per game), with six goals and 56 assists in 79 games.
Patrik Laine was a crucial player on offense for Columbus with 26 goals and 30 assists.
Elvis Merzlikins was 27-23-7 in 59 games last season, conceding 178 goals (3.2 goals against average) with a .907 save percentage (29th in the league).