St Louis Blues

Ice Hockey NHL Ball Arena Wed 31 Dec 21:00

Colorado Avalanche

  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
  13. Live Stream

NHL Betting Preview: Blues vs Avalanche

The St Louis Blues square off against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, with face-off scheduled for 21:00 on Wednesday, December 31.

Avs Should Prove Too Strong

The Blues look vulnerable and our prediction is to side with the Avalanche at -139 on the puck line. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

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Blues Won Last H2H Encounter

St Louis Blues were beaten 4-2 at Enterprise Center in their previous game, being turned over at home to Buffalo Sabres. Brayden Schenn and Jimmy Snuggerud scored one goal apiece.

Colorado Avalanche won their last game 5-2, making it fourteen home wins on the bounce. This was recorded at Ball Arena against Los Angeles Kings. The goals were shared around between five players including Cale Makar.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Blues had the edge in the most recent encounter between these teams. At Enterprise Center, they recorded a 5-4 win over the Avs. The Blues have racked up three consecutive wins over the Avs. Conversely, they have lost 6 of the past 10 on the head-to-head.

Starting Goalies

Jordan Binnington (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 7-9-6 3.5 .870 0
23/24 28-21-5 2.84 .913 3
Scott Wedgewood (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 17-1-4 2.1 .919 2
23/24 16-7-5 2.85 .899 0
St Louis Blues – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.3 goals from 24.7 shots on goal, with a 11.4% powerplay efficiency. The Blues have been giving up 3.3 goals from 28.5 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.3%.

Robert Thomas is the top points scorer with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, with Pavel Buchnevich racking up 7 points, 2 goals and 5 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Joel Hofer have a 2.47 goal against average with a .914 save percentage, including one shutout.

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

The Avs have 9 wins and 0 overtime loss, averaging 4.0 goals from 35.1 shots on goal, with a 13.9% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.9%.

The top points scorer is Nathan MacKinnon with 18 points, 8 goals and 10 assists, while Martin Necas is next best after having 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Scott Wedgewood have a 2.35 GAA with a .914 SV%, including one shutout.

St Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

Head to the spread betting and back Colorado Avalanche at -1.5. We’re expecting them to beat their opponents by two goals or more and our selection is priced at -139.

We only make our hockey predictions after confirming the latest team news. Studying recent form and digging into the most relevant NHL stats also helps us build a complete picture.

Key Blues vs Avalanche stats:

  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 14 of their last 20 games at home.

Avs -1.5 Probability

Based on the odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 58.1% likelihood of our pick delivering a return. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nathan MacKinnon Over 0.5 Assists -233 BetMGM logo

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) has finished with at least one assist in 8 of the past 10 games. You can secure attractive odds of -233 that he is able to cover the line, with this Player Assists price making appeal.

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Puck Line Avalanche -1.5
To Score Martin Necas
Assists Nathan MacKinnon Over 0.5

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Correct Score Prediction

St Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Running Scared of Avs Win

The favorites are 78% likely to win according to the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds, with Colorado Avalanche priced at -357 to triumph in this game. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +280 about St Louis Blues.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s -141.

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Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Score the First Goal

There is -118 available that Nathan MacKinnon finds the net at any stage. He is available at +650 to register the first goal which makes him favorite.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
First
-118
Anytime
+650
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Martin Necas (Avalanche)
First
+180
Anytime
+1100
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Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche)
First
+190
Anytime
+1100
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Brock Nelson (Avalanche)
First
+195
Anytime
+1200
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Player Assists

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
Over 0.5
-233
Under 0.5
+175
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Cale Makar (Avalanche)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
+125
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Martin Necas (Avalanche)
Over 0.5
-135
Under 0.5
-100
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Brock Nelson (Avalanche)
Over 0.5
+115
Under 0.5
-154
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Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
Over 4.5
+120
Under 4.5
-161
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Martin Necas (Avalanche)
Over 2.5
+120
Under 2.5
-164
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Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche)
Over 2.5
-100
Under 2.5
-135
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Brock Nelson (Avalanche)
Over 2.5
+140
Under 2.5
-189
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

St Louis Blues logo St Louis Blues Stats
Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche Stats
Moneyline
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 games
  • 10 wins and 0 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
18 Robert Thomas 36 19.04 9 20 29 0
89 Pavel Buchnevich 40 18.32 7 14 21 -10
72 Justin Faulk 40 22.76 10 10 20 -2
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
29 Nathan MacKinnon 38 22.05 32 34 66 48
88 Martin Necas 38 20.64 19 31 50 38
8 Cale Makar 38 25.07 12 32 44 33

Injuries & Suspensions

St Louis Blues Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Adam Jecho
Injured
Dylan Holloway
Injured
Pius Suter
Injured
Torey Krug
Injured
Nick Bjugstad
Injured
Nathan Walker
Injured

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Logan O'Connor
Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous St Louis Blues Lineups

29 Dec NHL
Sabres 4-2 Blues
27 Dec NHL
Predators 2-3 Blues
22 Dec NHL
Blues 1-4 Lightning
20 Dec NHL
Blues 6-2 Panthers
18 Dec NHL
Rangers 2-1 Blues
17 Dec NHL
Jets 0-1 Blues
15 Dec NHL
Predators 5-2 Blues
12 Dec NHL
Blackhawks 2-3 Blues
11 Dec NHL
Blues 2-7 Predators
09 Dec NHL
Bruins 5-2 Blues

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

29 Dec NHL
Kings 2-5 Avalanche
27 Dec NHL
Avalanche 6-5 Golden Knights
23 Dec NHL
Mammoth 0-1 Avalanche
21 Dec NHL
Avalanche 5-1 Wild
19 Dec NHL
Jets 2-3 Avalanche
16 Dec NHL
Avalanche 5-3 Kraken
13 Dec NHL
Predators 2-4 Avalanche
11 Dec NHL
Panthers 2-6 Avalanche
09 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-4 Predators
07 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-2 Flyers
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 0.654 15 20 130 115 15 13-6-1 11-6-2 4-2 6-4 1L
2 NY Islanders 40 22 14 4 48 0.6 15 18 114 110 4 12-7-2 10-7-2 4-4 6-4 1W
3 Philadelphia 38 20 11 7 47 0.618 13 15 118 109 9 11-5-4 9-6-3 5-3 4-6 1W
4 Washington 39 20 14 5 45 0.577 18 20 124 111 13 11-7-2 9-7-3 0-4 3-7 1L
5 Pittsburgh 38 17 12 9 43 0.566 15 16 122 123 -1 8-6-5 9-6-4 1-5 3-7 2W
6 NY Rangers 41 19 17 5 43 0.524 12 17 106 110 -4 5-10-3 14-7-2 2-0 4-6 2L
7 New Jersey 39 20 17 2 42 0.538 13 17 106 118 -12 10-7-2 10-10-0 3-0 4-6 4L
8 Columbus 38 17 15 6 40 0.526 10 13 116 128 -12 8-6-3 9-9-3 4-1 4-6 3W
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 0.613 16 21 125 129 -4 13-7-1 10-7-2 2-2 7-3 1W
2 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 0.615 13 19 130 131 -1 10-9-1 11-3-5 2-4 6-4 1W
3 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 0.618 18 21 126 101 25 11-9-0 11-4-3 1-1 6-4 4W
4 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 0.577 18 19 126 124 2 13-8-3 8-7-0 2-1 6-4 1L
5 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 0.579 14 17 120 120 0 12-5-2 8-9-2 3-0 9-1 9W
6 Toronto 39 18 15 6 42 0.538 14 18 128 129 -1 13-5-5 5-10-1 0-1 4-6 1W
7 Boston 40 20 18 2 42 0.525 14 18 124 132 -8 12-8-1 8-10-1 2-1 3-7 6L
8 Ottawa 38 18 15 5 41 0.539 13 15 125 124 1 8-7-3 10-8-2 3-0 5-5 3L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 38 29 2 7 65 0.855 26 28 153 87 66 16-0-2 13-2-5 1-4 9-1 8W
2 Dallas 39 25 7 7 57 0.731 21 22 139 105 34 12-5-2 13-2-5 3-3 6-4 2L
3 Minnesota 40 24 10 6 54 0.675 17 21 126 104 22 13-4-5 11-6-1 3-1 8-2 2W
4 Utah 40 18 19 3 39 0.488 13 18 119 116 3 9-7-1 9-12-2 0-0 4-6 2L
5 Nashville 38 17 17 4 38 0.5 12 15 109 127 -18 10-9-2 7-8-2 2-0 7-3 1W
6 St Louis 40 15 17 8 38 0.475 15 15 100 137 -37 8-9-5 7-8-3 0-2 4-6 1L
7 Chicago 39 14 18 7 35 0.449 12 13 108 127 -19 7-8-4 7-10-3 1-3 2-8 2L
8 Winnipeg 37 15 18 4 34 0.459 13 14 107 114 -7 8-8-2 7-10-2 1-1 1-9 6L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Edmonton 40 20 14 6 46 0.575 15 20 135 132 3 10-3-3 10-11-3 0-2 7-3 1W
2 Vegas 37 17 9 11 45 0.608 13 16 117 115 2 8-5-6 9-4-5 1-5 4-6 2L
3 Anaheim 39 21 16 2 44 0.564 13 17 134 137 -3 12-7-0 9-9-2 4-0 3-7 3L
4 LA Kings 38 16 13 9 41 0.539 11 15 99 102 -3 5-8-4 11-5-5 1-5 3-7 1L
5 San Jose 39 19 17 3 41 0.526 11 18 120 136 -16 10-7-3 9-10-0 1-1 6-4 2W
6 Seattle 37 16 14 7 39 0.527 11 16 95 111 -16 8-7-4 8-7-3 0-4 5-5 1L
7 Calgary 39 17 18 4 38 0.487 13 15 103 116 -13 11-5-2 6-13-2 2-2 7-3 2W
8 Vancouver 39 16 20 3 35 0.449 10 12 112 136 -24 4-12-1 12-8-2 4-0 5-5 1L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 0.654 15 20 130 115 15 13-6-1 11-6-2 4-2 6-4 1L
2 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 0.613 16 21 125 129 -4 13-7-1 10-7-2 2-2 7-3 1W
3 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 0.615 13 19 130 131 -1 10-9-1 11-3-5 2-4 6-4 1W
4 NY Islanders 40 22 14 4 48 0.6 15 18 114 110 4 12-7-2 10-7-2 4-4 6-4 1W
5 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 0.618 18 21 126 101 25 11-9-0 11-4-3 1-1 6-4 4W
6 Philadelphia 38 20 11 7 47 0.618 13 15 118 109 9 11-5-4 9-6-3 5-3 4-6 1W
7 Washington 39 20 14 5 45 0.577 18 20 124 111 13 11-7-2 9-7-3 0-4 3-7 1L
8 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 0.577 18 19 126 124 2 13-8-3 8-7-0 2-1 6-4 1L
9 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 0.579 14 17 120 120 0 12-5-2 8-9-2 3-0 9-1 9W
10 Pittsburgh 38 17 12 9 43 0.566 15 16 122 123 -1 8-6-5 9-6-4 1-5 3-7 2W
11 NY Rangers 41 19 17 5 43 0.524 12 17 106 110 -4 5-10-3 14-7-2 2-0 4-6 2L
12 Toronto 39 18 15 6 42 0.538 14 18 128 129 -1 13-5-5 5-10-1 0-1 4-6 1W
13 New Jersey 39 20 17 2 42 0.538 13 17 106 118 -12 10-7-2 10-10-0 3-0 4-6 4L
14 Boston 40 20 18 2 42 0.525 14 18 124 132 -8 12-8-1 8-10-1 2-1 3-7 6L
15 Ottawa 38 18 15 5 41 0.539 13 15 125 124 1 8-7-3 10-8-2 3-0 5-5 3L
16 Columbus 38 17 15 6 40 0.526 10 13 116 128 -12 8-6-3 9-9-3 4-1 4-6 3W
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 38 29 2 7 65 0.855 26 28 153 87 66 16-0-2 13-2-5 1-4 9-1 8W
2 Dallas 39 25 7 7 57 0.731 21 22 139 105 34 12-5-2 13-2-5 3-3 6-4 2L
3 Minnesota 40 24 10 6 54 0.675 17 21 126 104 22 13-4-5 11-6-1 3-1 8-2 2W
4 Edmonton 40 20 14 6 46 0.575 15 20 135 132 3 10-3-3 10-11-3 0-2 7-3 1W
5 Vegas 37 17 9 11 45 0.608 13 16 117 115 2 8-5-6 9-4-5 1-5 4-6 2L
6 Anaheim 39 21 16 2 44 0.564 13 17 134 137 -3 12-7-0 9-9-2 4-0 3-7 3L
7 LA Kings 38 16 13 9 41 0.539 11 15 99 102 -3 5-8-4 11-5-5 1-5 3-7 1L
8 San Jose 39 19 17 3 41 0.526 11 18 120 136 -16 10-7-3 9-10-0 1-1 6-4 2W
9 Seattle 37 16 14 7 39 0.527 11 16 95 111 -16 8-7-4 8-7-3 0-4 5-5 1L
10 Utah 40 18 19 3 39 0.488 13 18 119 116 3 9-7-1 9-12-2 0-0 4-6 2L
11 Nashville 38 17 17 4 38 0.5 12 15 109 127 -18 10-9-2 7-8-2 2-0 7-3 1W
12 Calgary 39 17 18 4 38 0.487 13 15 103 116 -13 11-5-2 6-13-2 2-2 7-3 2W
13 St Louis 40 15 17 8 38 0.475 15 15 100 137 -37 8-9-5 7-8-3 0-2 4-6 1L
14 Chicago 39 14 18 7 35 0.449 12 13 108 127 -19 7-8-4 7-10-3 1-3 2-8 2L
15 Vancouver 39 16 20 3 35 0.449 10 12 112 136 -24 4-12-1 12-8-2 4-0 5-5 1L
16 Winnipeg 37 15 18 4 34 0.459 13 14 107 114 -7 8-8-2 7-10-2 1-1 1-9 6L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 38 29 2 7 65 0.855 26 28 153 87 66 16-0-2 13-2-5 1-4 9-1 8W
2 Dallas 39 25 7 7 57 0.731 21 22 139 105 34 12-5-2 13-2-5 3-3 6-4 2L
3 Minnesota 40 24 10 6 54 0.675 17 21 126 104 22 13-4-5 11-6-1 3-1 8-2 2W
4 Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 0.654 15 20 130 115 15 13-6-1 11-6-2 4-2 6-4 1L
5 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 0.613 16 21 125 129 -4 13-7-1 10-7-2 2-2 7-3 1W
6 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 0.615 13 19 130 131 -1 10-9-1 11-3-5 2-4 6-4 1W
7 NY Islanders 40 22 14 4 48 0.6 15 18 114 110 4 12-7-2 10-7-2 4-4 6-4 1W
8 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 0.618 18 21 126 101 25 11-9-0 11-4-3 1-1 6-4 4W
9 Philadelphia 38 20 11 7 47 0.618 13 15 118 109 9 11-5-4 9-6-3 5-3 4-6 1W
10 Edmonton 40 20 14 6 46 0.575 15 20 135 132 3 10-3-3 10-11-3 0-2 7-3 1W
11 Vegas 37 17 9 11 45 0.608 13 16 117 115 2 8-5-6 9-4-5 1-5 4-6 2L
12 Washington 39 20 14 5 45 0.577 18 20 124 111 13 11-7-2 9-7-3 0-4 3-7 1L
13 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 0.577 18 19 126 124 2 13-8-3 8-7-0 2-1 6-4 1L
14 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 0.579 14 17 120 120 0 12-5-2 8-9-2 3-0 9-1 9W
15 Anaheim 39 21 16 2 44 0.564 13 17 134 137 -3 12-7-0 9-9-2 4-0 3-7 3L
16 Pittsburgh 38 17 12 9 43 0.566 15 16 122 123 -1 8-6-5 9-6-4 1-5 3-7 2W
17 NY Rangers 41 19 17 5 43 0.524 12 17 106 110 -4 5-10-3 14-7-2 2-0 4-6 2L
18 Toronto 39 18 15 6 42 0.538 14 18 128 129 -1 13-5-5 5-10-1 0-1 4-6 1W
19 New Jersey 39 20 17 2 42 0.538 13 17 106 118 -12 10-7-2 10-10-0 3-0 4-6 4L
20 Boston 40 20 18 2 42 0.525 14 18 124 132 -8 12-8-1 8-10-1 2-1 3-7 6L
21 Ottawa 38 18 15 5 41 0.539 13 15 125 124 1 8-7-3 10-8-2 3-0 5-5 3L
22 LA Kings 38 16 13 9 41 0.539 11 15 99 102 -3 5-8-4 11-5-5 1-5 3-7 1L
23 San Jose 39 19 17 3 41 0.526 11 18 120 136 -16 10-7-3 9-10-0 1-1 6-4 2W
24 Columbus 38 17 15 6 40 0.526 10 13 116 128 -12 8-6-3 9-9-3 4-1 4-6 3W
25 Seattle 37 16 14 7 39 0.527 11 16 95 111 -16 8-7-4 8-7-3 0-4 5-5 1L
26 Utah 40 18 19 3 39 0.488 13 18 119 116 3 9-7-1 9-12-2 0-0 4-6 2L
27 Nashville 38 17 17 4 38 0.5 12 15 109 127 -18 10-9-2 7-8-2 2-0 7-3 1W
28 Calgary 39 17 18 4 38 0.487 13 15 103 116 -13 11-5-2 6-13-2 2-2 7-3 2W
29 St Louis 40 15 17 8 38 0.475 15 15 100 137 -37 8-9-5 7-8-3 0-2 4-6 1L
30 Chicago 39 14 18 7 35 0.449 12 13 108 127 -19 7-8-4 7-10-3 1-3 2-8 2L
31 Vancouver 39 16 20 3 35 0.449 10 12 112 136 -24 4-12-1 12-8-2 4-0 5-5 1L
32 Winnipeg 37 15 18 4 34 0.459 13 14 107 114 -7 8-8-2 7-10-2 1-1 1-9 6L