Last year the St. Louis Blues were a stunning Stanley Cup champion. The Blues were underdogs from the very start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs yet ambushed everyone that they faced to win the first Cup championship in their history. What is ironic about it all is that St. Louis was a last place team at the midway point of the 2018-19 schedule but this year they have been at or near the top of the Western Conference with the NHL odds. Yet the Stanley Cup is so difficult to win that even though the Blues are a better club than one year ago the odds are stacked against them for a repeat run. Sunday night St. Louis faces an old nemesis and arch rival. The Chicago Blackhawks are a former dynasty struggling through a rebuild.
St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Date and Time: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Blues vs. Blackhawks TV Coverage: NBCSN
As the top team in the Western Conference the Blues will garner their share of action with the NHL lines. Chicago is a popular and public team that may draw some cash as the host. Offsetting that is the fact that sharps are not enamored with the inconsistent Blackhawks any more.
St. Louis Blues Current Form
After an early February slump, the Blues have roared back to life with eight wins in their last 10 games to now stand at 40-17-7-3 with just 32 games over the total. St. Louis has NHL rankings of 10th for goal scoring, third for power play, seventh for goals against and 18th for the penalty kill. The Blues have gone under the total in six of their last nine.
Chicago Blackhawks Current Form
By contrast the Blackhawks are 12th in the West at 30-28-4-4 with only 32 games over the total. Chicago ranks 19th for goal scoring, 28th for the power play, 22nd for goals against the eighth for the penalty kill. Now the Hawks have perked up with four wins in six games to go with four overs in that span.
Key Blues: LW David Perron (26 G, 35 A, 60 PTS, +2, 9 PPG, 18 PPA, 15.5 SPCT), D Alex Pietrangelo (13 G, 36 A, 49 PTS, +9, 5 PPG, 16 PPA, 6.3 SPCT), G Jordan Binnington (30-11-7, 2.56 GAA, .911 SVPCT, 3 SO)
Key Blackhawks: RW Patrick Kane (29 G, 51 A, 80 PTS, +6, 7 PPG, 15 PPA, 11.7 SPCT), D Duncan Keith (2 G, 21 A, 23 PTS, -4, 1 PPG, 8 PPA, 2.0 SPCT), G Corey Crawford (14-18-3, 2.82 GAA, .916 SVPCT, 1 SO)
St. Louis and Chicago against the Spread
The Blues are:
3-9 with the line in their last 12 away games
7-3-1 over the total on the road
9-6 on the board in their last 15 games at Chicago
7-3 over the total in head to head away games vs. the Blackhawks
12-8 vs. the odds in their last 20 games as a chalk
2-5-1 under the total when listed as the favorite
The Blackhawks are:
3-7 against the spread as a dog
3-7 under the total in their last 10 games as a pup
2-4 in their last six games with the Blues
6-2 over the total against St. Louis
6-10 on the board in their last 16 home games
5-2 over the total at United Center
St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks NHL Odds Pick
At times the Blackhawks show flashes of potential but can’t sustain it. The Blues are in top form and have held recent control of this head to head series.
Blues vs. Blackhawks NHL Odds Pick: St. Louis Blues
Blues vs. Blackhawks NHL Odds Score Prediction: Blues 4, Blackhawks 2
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