Saturday will feature an expected tight NHL outing between the St. Louis Blues (19-17-4, -118 on the moneyline to win) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (16-17-6, -102 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Blues vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blues (-118)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (-102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Blues vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• St. Louis and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 19 of 40 games this season.
• In 76.9% of Columbus’ previous games this season (30/39), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• These two clubs combine to average 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 more than the over/under set for this match.
• The 6.6 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 1.0 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stat Insights

• The Blues are ranked 23rd in the league with 109 goals this season, an average of 2.7 per contest.
• St. Louis ranks 16th in total goals against, conceding 2.9 goals per game (117 total) in NHL play.
• Their goal differential (-8) ranks them 17th in the NHL.
• The 15 power-play goals St. Louis has scored this season (on 91 chances) rank 29th in the league.
• The Blues rank 26th in the league with a 16.48% power-play conversion rate this season.
• St. Louis’ two shorthanded goals this season rank 16th in the league.
• The Blues kill 73.79% of their opponent’s power plays, the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Blues win 48.8% of their faceoffs (23rd in the NHL).
• St. Louis has a 10.3% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 22nd in the league.
• The Blues average 23.1 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline

• St. Louis has gone 4-4 as the favorite this season.
• The Blues have a record of 4-4 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -118.
• There is a 54.1% chance that St. Louis wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Blues Leaders

• Jordan Kyrou: 16 goals and 16 assists
• Robert Thomas: eight goals and 22 assists
• Dylan Holloway: 14 goals and 13 assists
• Jordan Binnington: 11-14-3 record, .899 save percentage, 78 goals conceded

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have scored the ninth-most goals (129 goals, 3.3 per game) in the league.
• Columbus’ 141 total goals given up (3.6 per game) rank 30th in the league.
• Their -12 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• Columbus has put up 22 power-play goals this season, which ranks 17th in the NHL (on 105 chances).
• The Blue Jackets’ power-play conversion rate (20.95%) ranks 18th in the league.
• Columbus has scored four shorthanded goals this season (fifth in NHL).
• The 73.91% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have put totgether is the league’s 27th-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets win 48.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 27th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 11% shooting percentage Columbus has compiled ranks 11th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.9 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 32 games this season, with 13 upset wins (40.6%).
• Columbus has a record of 13-17 in games when sportsbooks list the team at -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 50.5% chance to win.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 12 goals and 31 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 16 goals and 26 assists
• Sean Monahan: 14 goals and 23 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 12-10-3 record, .888 save percentage, 79 goals given up