St Louis Blues

Ice Hockey NHL Honda Center Fri 3 Apr 22:00

Anaheim Ducks

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Blues vs Ducks

The St Louis Blues go up against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center, with face-off scheduled for 22:00 on Friday, April 3.

A Low-Scoring Encounter Could Be On the Cards

The Blues and the Ducks might not light the lamp on too many occasions and that leads us to backing the -133 that there are Under 6.5 goals.

9 of Last 10 H2H Clashes Have Been Blues Wins

St Louis Blues have been beaten in successive games and the latest was on the road at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles Kings claimed a 2-1 (OT) win. Robert Thomas was the only player to score, with Jordan Binnington making 24 saves (.923).

Anaheim Ducks lost on the road in their last game, making it three straight defeats. San Jose Sharks won 4-3 at SAP Center. Troy Terry, Alex Killorn and Ryan Poehling scored one goal each.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 4-0 win for the Blues at Honda Center when they last played the Ducks. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Blues land nine wins.

Starting Goalies

Joel Hofer (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 24-13-5 2.6 .909 6
23/24 15-12-1 2.65 .913 1
Lukas Dostal (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 30-20-4 3.1 .888 0
23/24 14-23-2 3.33 .902 1
St Louis Blues – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 25.8 shots on goal, with a 12.9% powerplay efficiency. The Blues have given up 1.7 goals from 24.6 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.5%.

Dylan Holloway is the top points scorer with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, with Robert Thomas recording 8 points, 2 goals and 6 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Joel Hofer have a 1.72 goal against average with a .938 save percentage, including one shutout.

Anaheim Ducks – Last 10 Games

The Ducks have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 30.8 shots on goal, with a 15.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.2 goals from 28.4 shots, averaging 4.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.9%.

The top points scorer is Leo Carlsson with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, while Troy Terry is next best after having 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Lukas Dostal have a 2.84 GAA with a .901 SV%.

St Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction & Picks

From our main match prediction to correct score advice, must-watch player props and a custom bet builder — this St Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks betting preview covers it all.

Game Prediction

Generous odds of -133 look too good to miss when it comes to going under the total line. We might not see a great deal of scoring power in this NHL encounter.

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Key Blues vs Ducks stats:

  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 9 of the last 10 Blues games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Blues games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 20 Ducks games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Under 6.5 Probability

If you go by the top NHL betting sites, our pick has a 57.1% chance of delivering a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. This hockey wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Chris Kreider Over 1.5 Shots -200 BetMGM logo

Chris Kreider (Ducks) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 8 of the past 10 games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -200 available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5
To Score Dylan Holloway
Shots on Goal Chris Kreider Over 1.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with Under 6.5 goals. We’ve also gone for Dylan Holloway (Blues) to be among the scorers and Chris Kreider (Ducks) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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St Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Think Ducks Likeliest to Win

The Anaheim Ducks odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -143 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 59% chance of winning. For those wanting to back St Louis Blues, you will find +118 about the underdogs.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of +110.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

St Louis Blues logo St Louis Blues Stats
Anaheim Ducks logo Anaheim Ducks Stats
Moneyline
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
18 Robert Thomas 56 19.01 17 33 50 16
89 Pavel Buchnevich 74 18.15 17 27 44 -12
25 Jordan Kyrou 64 15.89 17 23 40 -6
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
61 Cutter Gauthier 73 17.27 38 27 65 -3
91 Leo Carlsson 63 19.17 26 37 63 3
45 Beckett Sennecke 75 17.4 22 35 57 -12

Injuries & Suspensions

St Louis Blues Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Torey Krug
Injured
Pavel Buchnevich
Injured

Anaheim Ducks Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Ross Johnston
Injured
Pavel Mintyukov
Injured
Radko Gudas
Injured
Cutter Gauthier
Injured
Petr Mrazek
Injured
Jansen Harkins
Injured

Starting Lineups

Anaheim Ducks logo Anaheim Ducks

St Louis Blues logo St Louis Blues

1
Lukas Dostal
2
Jackson LaCombe
65
Jacob Trouba
20
Chris Kreider
91
Leo Carlsson
19
Troy Terry
21
Jimmy Snuggerud
18
Robert Thomas
81
Dylan Holloway
23
Logan Mailloux
6
Philip Broberg
30
Joel Hofer

Anaheim Ducks logo Anaheim Ducks

St Louis Blues logo St Louis Blues

1
Lukas Dostal
3
Ian Moore
74
John Carlson
17
Alex Killorn
64
Mikael Granlund
45
Beckett Sennecke
25
Jordan Kyrou
29
Jonatan Berggren
63
Jake Neighbours
55
Colton Parayko
41
Theo Lindstein
30
Joel Hofer

Anaheim Ducks logo Anaheim Ducks

St Louis Blues logo St Louis Blues

1
Lukas Dostal
51
Olen Zellweger
14
Drew Helleson
23
Mason McTavish
25
Ryan Poehling
28
Jeffrey Truchon-Viel
28
Otto Stenberg
54
Dalibor Dvorsky
92
Jonathan Drouin
75
Tyler Tucker
17
Cam Fowler
30
Joel Hofer

Anaheim Ducks logo Anaheim Ducks

St Louis Blues logo St Louis Blues

1
Lukas Dostal
77
Frank Vatrano
42
Tim Washe
41
Nathan Gaucher
26
Nathan Walker
70
Oskar Sundqvist
22
Pius Suter
30
Joel Hofer

Previous St Louis Blues Lineups

01 Apr NHL
Blues 1-2 Kings
30 Mar NHL
Blues 4-5 Sharks
28 Mar NHL
Maple Leafs 1-5 Blues
26 Mar NHL
Sharks 1-2 Blues
24 Mar NHL
Capitals 0-3 Blues
21 Mar NHL
Blues 3-1 Canucks
18 Mar NHL
Blues 1-2 Flames
15 Mar NHL
Blues 2-3 Jets
13 Mar NHL
Oilers 2-3 Blues
12 Mar NHL
Blues 3-1 Hurricanes

Previous Anaheim Ducks Lineups

01 Apr NHL
Ducks 3-4 Sharks
30 Mar NHL
Maple Leafs 5-4 Ducks
28 Mar NHL
Ducks 2-4 Oilers
26 Mar NHL
Ducks 3-2 Flames
24 Mar NHL
Ducks 5-3 Canucks
22 Mar NHL
Sabres 5-6 Ducks
20 Mar NHL
Ducks 4-1 Mammoth
18 Mar NHL
Flyers 3-2 Ducks
15 Mar NHL
Ducks 4-3 Canadiens
14 Mar NHL
Ducks 0-2 Senators
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 82 53 22 7 113 0.689 39 48 296 240 56 29-10-2 24-12-5 5-4 7-3 1W
2 Pittsburgh 82 41 25 16 98 0.598 34 38 293 268 25 20-13-8 21-12-8 3-10 5-5 3L
3 Philadelphia 82 43 27 12 98 0.598 27 33 250 243 7 20-13-8 23-14-4 10-4 7-3 3W
4 Washington 82 43 30 9 95 0.579 37 41 263 244 19 25-11-5 18-19-4 2-6 8-2 4W
5 Columbus 82 40 30 12 92 0.561 28 33 253 253 0 20-13-8 20-17-4 7-2 2-8 2L
6 NY Islanders 82 43 34 5 91 0.555 29 39 233 241 -8 22-17-2 21-17-3 4-5 3-7 3L
7 New Jersey 82 42 37 3 87 0.53 29 38 230 254 -24 21-17-3 21-20-0 4-1 5-5 1L
8 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 25 31 238 250 -12 14-20-7 20-19-2 3-1 6-4 1W
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Buffalo 82 50 23 9 109 0.665 42 45 288 241 47 26-10-5 24-13-4 5-1 6-4 1L
2 Tampa Bay 82 50 26 6 106 0.646 40 46 290 231 59 26-14-1 24-12-5 4-2 5-5 1L
3 Montreal 82 48 24 10 106 0.646 34 44 283 256 27 24-15-2 24-9-8 4-5 7-3 1L
4 Boston 82 45 27 10 100 0.61 33 41 272 250 22 29-11-1 16-16-9 4-3 5-5 2W
5 Ottawa 82 44 27 11 99 0.604 38 41 278 246 32 23-12-6 21-15-5 3-1 6-4 1W
6 Detroit 82 41 31 10 92 0.561 30 39 241 258 -17 21-16-4 20-15-6 2-4 2-8 3L
7 Florida 82 40 38 4 84 0.512 32 35 251 276 -25 23-15-3 17-23-1 5-2 5-5 3W
8 Toronto 82 32 36 14 78 0.476 23 31 253 299 -46 18-15-8 14-21-6 1-4 2-8 7L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 81 54 16 11 119 0.735 47 50 300 203 97 25-9-6 29-7-5 4-6 6-4 2W
2 Dallas 82 50 20 12 112 0.683 38 44 279 226 53 26-11-4 24-9-8 6-4 7-3 5W
3 Minnesota 82 46 24 12 104 0.634 31 42 272 240 32 23-10-8 23-14-4 4-5 6-4 1W
4 Utah 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 33 43 268 240 28 22-16-3 21-17-3 0-0 6-4 1L
5 St Louis 82 37 33 12 86 0.524 33 36 231 258 -27 20-14-7 17-19-5 1-4 6-4 4W
6 Nashville 82 38 34 10 86 0.524 28 33 247 269 -22 21-17-3 17-17-7 5-2 4-6 2L
7 Winnipeg 82 35 35 12 82 0.5 28 33 231 260 -29 19-16-6 16-19-6 2-4 5-5 4L
8 Chicago 82 29 39 14 72 0.439 22 26 213 275 -62 14-19-8 15-20-6 3-5 2-8 1W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 82 39 26 17 95 0.579 30 38 265 250 15 20-12-9 19-14-8 1-8 7-3 3W
2 Edmonton 82 41 30 11 93 0.567 32 41 282 269 13 22-14-5 19-16-6 0-4 6-4 1W
3 Anaheim 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 26 35 273 288 -15 24-13-4 19-20-2 8-0 2-8 1W
4 LA Kings 82 35 27 20 90 0.549 22 30 225 247 -22 15-17-9 20-10-11 5-9 6-4 2L
5 San Jose 82 39 35 8 86 0.524 27 37 251 292 -41 21-14-6 18-21-2 2-2 5-5 1W
6 Seattle 81 34 36 11 79 0.488 26 32 226 261 -35 19-17-5 15-19-6 2-6 2-8 2L
7 Calgary 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 27 30 212 259 -47 23-13-5 11-26-4 4-3 4-6 1W
8 Vancouver 82 25 49 8 58 0.354 15 19 216 316 -100 9-27-5 16-22-3 6-2 4-6 1L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 82 53 22 7 113 0.689 39 48 296 240 56 29-10-2 24-12-5 5-4 7-3 1W
2 Buffalo 82 50 23 9 109 0.665 42 45 288 241 47 26-10-5 24-13-4 5-1 6-4 1L
3 Tampa Bay 82 50 26 6 106 0.646 40 46 290 231 59 26-14-1 24-12-5 4-2 5-5 1L
4 Montreal 82 48 24 10 106 0.646 34 44 283 256 27 24-15-2 24-9-8 4-5 7-3 1L
5 Boston 82 45 27 10 100 0.61 33 41 272 250 22 29-11-1 16-16-9 4-3 5-5 2W
6 Ottawa 82 44 27 11 99 0.604 38 41 278 246 32 23-12-6 21-15-5 3-1 6-4 1W
7 Pittsburgh 82 41 25 16 98 0.598 34 38 293 268 25 20-13-8 21-12-8 3-10 5-5 3L
8 Philadelphia 82 43 27 12 98 0.598 27 33 250 243 7 20-13-8 23-14-4 10-4 7-3 3W
9 Washington 82 43 30 9 95 0.579 37 41 263 244 19 25-11-5 18-19-4 2-6 8-2 4W
10 Detroit 82 41 31 10 92 0.561 30 39 241 258 -17 21-16-4 20-15-6 2-4 2-8 3L
11 Columbus 82 40 30 12 92 0.561 28 33 253 253 0 20-13-8 20-17-4 7-2 2-8 2L
12 NY Islanders 82 43 34 5 91 0.555 29 39 233 241 -8 22-17-2 21-17-3 4-5 3-7 3L
13 New Jersey 82 42 37 3 87 0.53 29 38 230 254 -24 21-17-3 21-20-0 4-1 5-5 1L
14 Florida 82 40 38 4 84 0.512 32 35 251 276 -25 23-15-3 17-23-1 5-2 5-5 3W
15 Toronto 82 32 36 14 78 0.476 23 31 253 299 -46 18-15-8 14-21-6 1-4 2-8 7L
16 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 25 31 238 250 -12 14-20-7 20-19-2 3-1 6-4 1W
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 81 54 16 11 119 0.735 47 50 300 203 97 25-9-6 29-7-5 4-6 6-4 2W
2 Dallas 82 50 20 12 112 0.683 38 44 279 226 53 26-11-4 24-9-8 6-4 7-3 5W
3 Minnesota 82 46 24 12 104 0.634 31 42 272 240 32 23-10-8 23-14-4 4-5 6-4 1W
4 Vegas 82 39 26 17 95 0.579 30 38 265 250 15 20-12-9 19-14-8 1-8 7-3 3W
5 Edmonton 82 41 30 11 93 0.567 32 41 282 269 13 22-14-5 19-16-6 0-4 6-4 1W
6 Utah 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 33 43 268 240 28 22-16-3 21-17-3 0-0 6-4 1L
7 Anaheim 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 26 35 273 288 -15 24-13-4 19-20-2 8-0 2-8 1W
8 LA Kings 82 35 27 20 90 0.549 22 30 225 247 -22 15-17-9 20-10-11 5-9 6-4 2L
9 St Louis 82 37 33 12 86 0.524 33 36 231 258 -27 20-14-7 17-19-5 1-4 6-4 4W
10 Nashville 82 38 34 10 86 0.524 28 33 247 269 -22 21-17-3 17-17-7 5-2 4-6 2L
11 San Jose 82 39 35 8 86 0.524 27 37 251 292 -41 21-14-6 18-21-2 2-2 5-5 1W
12 Winnipeg 82 35 35 12 82 0.5 28 33 231 260 -29 19-16-6 16-19-6 2-4 5-5 4L
13 Seattle 81 34 36 11 79 0.488 26 32 226 261 -35 19-17-5 15-19-6 2-6 2-8 2L
14 Calgary 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 27 30 212 259 -47 23-13-5 11-26-4 4-3 4-6 1W
15 Chicago 82 29 39 14 72 0.439 22 26 213 275 -62 14-19-8 15-20-6 3-5 2-8 1W
16 Vancouver 82 25 49 8 58 0.354 15 19 216 316 -100 9-27-5 16-22-3 6-2 4-6 1L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 81 54 16 11 119 0.735 47 50 300 203 97 25-9-6 29-7-5 4-6 6-4 2W
2 Carolina 82 53 22 7 113 0.689 39 48 296 240 56 29-10-2 24-12-5 5-4 7-3 1W
3 Dallas 82 50 20 12 112 0.683 38 44 279 226 53 26-11-4 24-9-8 6-4 7-3 5W
4 Buffalo 82 50 23 9 109 0.665 42 45 288 241 47 26-10-5 24-13-4 5-1 6-4 1L
5 Tampa Bay 82 50 26 6 106 0.646 40 46 290 231 59 26-14-1 24-12-5 4-2 5-5 1L
6 Montreal 82 48 24 10 106 0.646 34 44 283 256 27 24-15-2 24-9-8 4-5 7-3 1L
7 Minnesota 82 46 24 12 104 0.634 31 42 272 240 32 23-10-8 23-14-4 4-5 6-4 1W
8 Boston 82 45 27 10 100 0.61 33 41 272 250 22 29-11-1 16-16-9 4-3 5-5 2W
9 Ottawa 82 44 27 11 99 0.604 38 41 278 246 32 23-12-6 21-15-5 3-1 6-4 1W
10 Pittsburgh 82 41 25 16 98 0.598 34 38 293 268 25 20-13-8 21-12-8 3-10 5-5 3L
11 Philadelphia 82 43 27 12 98 0.598 27 33 250 243 7 20-13-8 23-14-4 10-4 7-3 3W
12 Washington 82 43 30 9 95 0.579 37 41 263 244 19 25-11-5 18-19-4 2-6 8-2 4W
13 Vegas 82 39 26 17 95 0.579 30 38 265 250 15 20-12-9 19-14-8 1-8 7-3 3W
14 Edmonton 82 41 30 11 93 0.567 32 41 282 269 13 22-14-5 19-16-6 0-4 6-4 1W
15 Utah 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 33 43 268 240 28 22-16-3 21-17-3 0-0 6-4 1L
16 Detroit 82 41 31 10 92 0.561 30 39 241 258 -17 21-16-4 20-15-6 2-4 2-8 3L
17 Columbus 82 40 30 12 92 0.561 28 33 253 253 0 20-13-8 20-17-4 7-2 2-8 2L
18 Anaheim 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 26 35 273 288 -15 24-13-4 19-20-2 8-0 2-8 1W
19 NY Islanders 82 43 34 5 91 0.555 29 39 233 241 -8 22-17-2 21-17-3 4-5 3-7 3L
20 LA Kings 82 35 27 20 90 0.549 22 30 225 247 -22 15-17-9 20-10-11 5-9 6-4 2L
21 New Jersey 82 42 37 3 87 0.53 29 38 230 254 -24 21-17-3 21-20-0 4-1 5-5 1L
22 St Louis 82 37 33 12 86 0.524 33 36 231 258 -27 20-14-7 17-19-5 1-4 6-4 4W
23 Nashville 82 38 34 10 86 0.524 28 33 247 269 -22 21-17-3 17-17-7 5-2 4-6 2L
24 San Jose 82 39 35 8 86 0.524 27 37 251 292 -41 21-14-6 18-21-2 2-2 5-5 1W
25 Florida 82 40 38 4 84 0.512 32 35 251 276 -25 23-15-3 17-23-1 5-2 5-5 3W
26 Winnipeg 82 35 35 12 82 0.5 28 33 231 260 -29 19-16-6 16-19-6 2-4 5-5 4L
27 Seattle 81 34 36 11 79 0.488 26 32 226 261 -35 19-17-5 15-19-6 2-6 2-8 2L
28 Toronto 82 32 36 14 78 0.476 23 31 253 299 -46 18-15-8 14-21-6 1-4 2-8 7L
29 Calgary 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 27 30 212 259 -47 23-13-5 11-26-4 4-3 4-6 1W
30 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 25 31 238 250 -12 14-20-7 20-19-2 3-1 6-4 1W
31 Chicago 82 29 39 14 72 0.439 22 26 213 275 -62 14-19-8 15-20-6 3-5 2-8 1W
32 Vancouver 82 25 49 8 58 0.354 15 19 216 316 -100 9-27-5 16-22-3 6-2 4-6 1L