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Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues: Is it too late for the Blues?
The St. Louis Blues are hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at Enterprise Center on Wednesday.
The Blackhawks have split the last ten games
The Chicago Blackhawks are 15th in the Western Conference with a 23-49-5 record. Chicago has lost three of the last five games and is coming off a 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The Blackhawks are the worst offensive team in the league, scoring 2.18 goals per game, and are ranked 28th, allowing 3.47 goals per game. Connor Bedard is the best player on the team with 59 points so far in the season, followed by Philipp Kurashev with 51.
The Blues are still chasing the playoffs
The St. Louis Blues are ninth in the Western Conference with a 41-32-5 record. They have lost three of the last five games but are coming off a 6-5 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks. The Blues are 16th in the league, allowing 3.06 goals per game, and are ranked 25th, scoring 2.85 goals per game. Robert Thomas is the best player on the Blues team with 81 points, and Jordan Kyrou has 63.
Betting Trends
St. Louis has won 12 of the last 15 games against Chicago and 7 of the last 8 home games against them. The Blues are 2-5 SU in the last 7 games played in April. The Blackhawks are 3-17 SU in the last 20 road games.
Prediction and Conclusion
The St. Louis Blues are still in the race for the last playoff spot, but it is a fact that they blew a couple of chances to be in a much better situation with four games left on the regular season schedule. The Blues lost twice to the worst team in the league, the San Jose Sharks, in the last week and barely won against the Anaheim Ducks in overtime in the last one. Now, the Blues depend on the scores of their other competitors, and they have to get the job done against Chicago. The Blackhawks are having a disappointing season, but as they have nothing to lose at this point in the season, they did win five of the last ten games. Anyway, this is a “win or go home” game for St. Louis, so we are going with the Blues.
