The Minnesota Wild will travel to St Louis to face off against the Saint Louis Blues for game six of the series. I believe this will be a very tight game and the Wild’s defense needs to improve if they want to extend the series. The Blues are the slim NHL betting picks favorites.
The Blues currently lead the series 3-2 heading back to St Louis, the puck is set to drop at 9:30 PM Eastern Time at the Enterprise Center.
Last Game Records
Minnesota WIld
- Last Game: 2-5 loss against the Blues
- Overall Record: 53-22-7
St Louis Blues
- Last Game: 5-2 win vs the Wild
- Overall Record: 49-22-11
Matchup Information
Wild at Blues Betting Analysis
Minnesota Wild Betting Analysis
The Minnesota Wild go into the playoffs as the second ranked team in the Central Division.
The Wild have been very inconsistent this playoffs and after their current loss against the Blues, the Wild must win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Wild came into the postseason as one of the best offenses in the NHL as they scored 305 goals in the regular season. The Wild’s offense has been very quiet their last two games as they have only scored 4 goals.
The offense during the postseason has been led by Kiril Kaprizov who has scored an absurd 7 goals this postseason. The Wild’s power play has struggled their last two games and if they can’t find a way to execute, the team is going to struggle to find a win in St Louis.
Marc-Andre Fleury is set to take the net in game 6 after allowing 4 goals in game 4. Fleury has been great this postseason, but the Wild’s team defense needs to improve drastically after allowing an absurd 10 goals against during their last two games.
St Louis Blues Betting Analysis
The St Louis Blues finished the season in third place in the Central Division this season. The Blues have also been very inconsistent this postseason, but they have now found their groove as they have won two in a row. Below are the NHL betting stats for the Blues.
The Blues enter the postseason as also having one of the best offenses in the league as they scored 309 goals during the regular season. The Blues offense has been on fire as they have scored 10 goals in their last two games.
The team offense this playoffs has been led by forward David Perron who has scored 5 goals this playoffs. The Blues offense needs to stay hot if they want to close out the Wild at home.
Jordan Binnington is set to take the net in game 6 after solid performances in game 4 and 5. Binnington played very well in game 5 and stopped 30 of 32 shots.
Updates
Minnesota Wild
- Forward Kiril Kaprizov has 7 goals this playoffs
- The Wild’s powerplay is 4 for 19 this playoffs
- Wild have allowed 10 goals their last two games
St Louis Blues
- Forward David Perron has 5 goals this playoffs
- Goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 30 of 32 shots in game 5.
- The Blues have allowed 4 goals during their last two games
Wild at Blues Betting Preview
Game 6 is a very crucial game for both teams in this series, below is the NHL betting odds.
The Wild are the Moneyline underdog in Game 1 with -105 odds. The Blues are the slim favorites with -115 odds.
The puck line has the Wild as a +1.5 with -265 odds, while the Blues are -1.5 with +215 odds to cover.
The over/under for Game 1 is at 6.5 total goals. The over odds are +100 while the under odds are -120.
Wild at Blues Betting Prediction
The Blues dominated the Wild in game 5 so there is no surprise they are the NHL betting picks favorites for game 6. The series has been very even, but I believe the difference will come down to the Wild’s goaltending.
Marc-Andre Fleury has been very solid in the playoffs this season and if he can get some defense in front of him, I believe the Wild let up no more than 2 goals against. The Wild also have a very explosive offense and if they can find their groove, they should have no problem scoring more than 3 goals in St Louis.
The Wild MoneyLine is the NHL expert picks pick of the night.
How to bet on Wild at Blues
If someone were to place $100 on the Wild covering the 1.5 goal puck line, they would get a return of $37.74. The same bet on the Blues would return $215.
A $100 bet on the Wild to win on the Moneyline would give the winner $95.24. The same play on the Blues with -115 odds would return $86.96.
A bet of $100 on the over 6.5 with +100 odds would return $100 in winnings, while the same bet on the under would return $83.33 in winnings.
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