Blues vs. Bruins Prediction & Picks - Dec. 9

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The St. Louis Blues (11-12-7) square off against the Boston Bruins (17-13) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Blues defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in their most recent game, while the Bruins are coming off a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which squad will take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

In the past 10 contests, the Bruins are 5-5-0. They have put up 27 goals, while allowing their opponents to score 26. They have gone on the power play 21 times during that span, and have capitalized with five goals (23.8% of opportunities).

Blues vs. Bruins Predictions for Tuesday

Our computer projection model for this game predicts a final score of Blues 4, Bruins 3.

  • Moneyline Pick: Blues (-129)
  • 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 are 11-12-7 overall and -7-7 in overtime contests.
  • St. Louis has 19 points (7-2-5) in the 14 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
  • In the five games this season the Blues scored only one goal, they went 1-3-1 (three points).
  • St. Louis has finished 2-4-3 in the nine games this season when it scored two goals (registering seven points).
  • The Blues are 8-4-3 in the 15 games when they have scored at least three goals (to register 19 points).
  • In the 11 games when St. Louis has scored a single power-play goal, it went 5-1-5 to register 15 points.
  • In the 13 games when it outshot its opponent, St. Louis is 4-7-2 (10 points).
  • The Blues have been outshot by opponents 16 times, and went 7-5-4 (18 points).

Bruins Splits and Trends

  • The Bruins have a 17-13 record this season and are 6-0-6 in games that have gone to overtime.
  • In the 13 games Boston has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 14 points.
  • This season the Bruins scored 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 more than two goals in 21 games, earning 28 points from those contests.
  • This season, Boston has capitalized on a single power-play goal in 13 games and picked up 16 points with a record of 8-5-0.
  • When it outshoots its opponent this season, Boston has posted a record of 4-7-0 (eight points).
  • The Bruins' opponents have had more shots in 19 games. The Bruins went 13-6-0 in those contests (26 points).

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Team Stats Comparison

Blues Rank Blues AVG Bruins AVG Bruins Rank
30th 2.57 Goals Scored 3.13 10th
27th 3.4 Goals Allowed 3.13 19th
28th 25.3 Shots 26.8 22nd
17th 27.7 Shots Allowed 30.9 28th
16th 18.99% Power Play % 25% 5th
26th 77.33% Penalty Kill % 83.04% 8th

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