Blues vs. Bruins Prediction & Picks - Dec. 4

The St. Louis Blues (9-11-7) visit the Boston Bruins (15-13) at TD Garden on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with each team heading into the game following a loss. The Blues are coming off a 4-1 defeat to the Anaheim Ducks, while the Bruins were beaten by the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in their last game.

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Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Over the last 10 contests, the Bruins are 4-6-0 while scoring 24 total goals (six power-play goals on 25 power-play opportunities during that span, for a conversion rate of 24.0%). They have given up 29 goals.

Blues vs. Bruins Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this matchup calls for a final score of Bruins 4, Blues 2.

  • Moneyline Pick: Bruins (+119)
  • Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
  • Spread Pick: Bruins (+1.5)

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Blues Splits and Trends

  • The Blues have finished -7-7 in overtime matchups as part of an overall record of 9-11-7.
  • St. Louis is 5-2-5 (15 points) in its 12 games decided by one goal.
  • The five times this season the Blues ended a game with just one goal, they went 1-3-1 (three points).
  • St. Louis has taken five points from the seven games this season when it scored two goals (1-3-3 record).
  • The Blues have scored at least three goals in 14 games (7-4-3, 17 points).
  • In the 10 games when St. Louis has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it went 4-1-5 to record 13 points.
  • In the 12 games when it outshot its opponent, St. Louis is 4-6-2 (10 points).
  • The Blues have been outshot by opponents in 14 games, going 5-5-4 to register 14 points.

Bruins Splits and Trends

  • The Bruins have a 6-0-6 record in overtime games this season and a 15-13 overall record.
  • In the 13 games Boston has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 14 points.
  • This season the Bruins recorded just one goal in three games and they lost every time.
  • When Boston has scored two goals this season, they've earned six points (3-3-0 record).
  • The Bruins have scored at least three goals in 19 games, earning 24 points from those contests.
  • This season, Boston has scored a single power-play goal in 12 games and picked up 14 points with a record of 7-5-0.
  • When it outshoots its opponent this season, Boston has posted a record of 4-7-0 (eight points).
  • The Bruins have been outshot by opponents 17 times this season, and earned 22 points in those games.

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Team Stats Comparison

Blues Rank Blues AVG Bruins AVG Bruins Rank
30th 2.56 Goals Scored 3.04 13th
27th 3.44 Goals Allowed 3.25 21st
27th 25.3 Shots 27 19th
13th 27.3 Shots Allowed 30.6 28th
16th 19.18% Power Play % 24.71% 5th
26th 76.56% Penalty Kill % 82.57% 9th

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