The St. Louis Blues (41-28-7) are lopsided favorites on their home ice against the Pittsburgh Penguins (30-34-11) on Thursday, April 3. The Blues are -238 on the moneyline to win against the Penguins (+195) in the game, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Blues to win vs Penguins -238
Blues vs. Penguins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blues (-238)
- Underdog: Penguins (+195)
- Over/under: 5.5
Blues vs. Penguins Quick Facts
- St. Louis and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 37 of 76 games this season.
- In 62.7% of Pittsburgh’s previous games this season (47/75), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- Thursday’s over/under is 0.4 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.9 goals per game.
- This game’s over/under is 0.9 less than the 6.4 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.
Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blues Season Stat Insights
- The Blues offense’s 227 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
- St. Louis is ranked 11th in NHL action in goals against this season, having allowed 212 (2.8 per game).
- They’re ranked 13th in the league with a +15 goal differential .
- St. Louis has put up 37 power-play goals on 176 chances this season, to rank 25th in the NHL.
- The Blues rank 19th in the league with a 21.02% power-play conversion rate this season.
- St. Louis’ three shorthanded goals this season rank 26th in the league.
- The Blues rank 29th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 73.6%.
- The Blues win 51.3% of their faceoffs (11th in the NHL).
- St. Louis scores on 11.1% of its shots as a team, ranking ninth in the league.
- The Blues’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.6 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Blues Moneyline
- St. Louis has gotten the victory in 20 of the 28 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Blues have won every game they’ve played this season with moneyline odds lower than -238.
- Per the moneyline odds, St. Louis has a 70.4% chance of winning this contest.
Blues Leaders
- Robert Thomas: 19 goals and 50 assists
- Dylan Holloway: 26 goals and 37 assists
- Jordan Kyrou: 32 goals and 30 assists
- Jordan Binnington: 26-21-4 record, .901 save percentage, 133 goals given up
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Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Penguins Season Stats Insights
- The Penguins have scored 217 goals this season (2.9 per game) to rank 19th in the NHL.
- Pittsburgh has conceded 3.6 goals per game, and 268 total, which ranks 30th among all league teams.
- Their -51 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
- Pittsburgh has recorded 49 power-play goals this season (11th in the NHL) on 202 chances.
- The Penguins have a 24.26% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 11 percentage.
- Pittsburgh has recorded four shorthanded goals.
- The 77.78% penalty-kill percentage the Penguins have put totgether is the league’s 17th-ranked rate.
- The Penguins win 53% of their faceoffs. That’s the fourth-best figure in the NHL.
- The 10.3% shooting percentage Pittsburgh has compiled ranks 20th in the league.
- The Penguins have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Penguins Moneyline Insights
- This season the Penguins have 21 wins in the 58 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Pittsburgh has yet to win as the underdog with odds of +195 or longer on the moneyline this season in six such games.
- The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 33.9% chance for the Penguins to win.
Penguins Leaders
- Sidney Crosby: 27 goals and 54 assists
- Rickard Rakell: 32 goals and 31 assists
- Bryan Rust: 26 goals and 28 assists
- Alex Nedeljkovic: 13-14-5 record, .893 save percentage, 108 goals given up
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