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Blues vs Canadiens: St. Louis is playing very good lately
The St. Louis Blues are visiting the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday at Bell Center.
The Blues have won 6 of the last 7 games
The St. Louis Blues are eighth in the Western Conference with a 27-21-2 record. They have won six of the last seven games and are coming off a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. The Blues are 17th in the league, allowing 3.10 goals per game, and 26th, scoring 2.84. Robert Thomas leads the team with 53 points so far in the season, followed by Pavel Buchnevich with 40.
The Canadiens need to step up
The Montreal Canadiens are 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 21-22-8 record. They have lost five of the last seven games and are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. The Canadiens are 28th in the league, scoring 2.74 goals per game, and 27th, allowing 3.46. Nick Suzuki leads the team with 47 points for the season, followed by Cole Caufield with 41.
Head-to-Head
St. Louis has won 6 of the last 7 games. They are 5-1 SU in the last 6 games in the road. Montreal is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games, 5-13 SU in the last 18 home games, 4-1 SU in the last 5 home games against the Blues, and 5-2 SU in the last 7 overall games against the Blues.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are much lower in the standings than their expectations at this point in the season. The Canadiens will have a tough time turning the season around, but the Blues have already started that process and are playing very well lately. They won three consecutive overtime games right before the All-Star break, proving that this team has the character to win. They are in the middle of a three-game road trip that started last night with a win in Buffalo. Montreal has had a better head-to-head record against St. Louis in recent years, but the Blues won 6-3 in their first game this season. St. Louis is simply the better team and will win today.
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