New York Islanders vs St Louis Blues Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/09/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 9, 2022

Venue:  Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO

Where to Watch:  BSMW

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Islanders +140, Blues -160; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Islanders +135, Blues -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Islanders +135, Blues -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

New York Islanders:  32-28-9 (5th place, Metropolitan Division)

St Louis Blues:  40-20-10 (3rd place, Central Division)

 

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New York Islanders:  6-4-0 last 10

St Louis Blues:  6-3-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Islanders are coming into this game with 73 points, a 32-28-9 record overall, and they are 14-15-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. Their 4 wins in that span were against the Columbus Blue Jackets twice, the New York Rangers, and the New Jersey Devils while their loss came against the Dallas Stars in their last game. They lost that game on the road 3-2. They still have a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday night. In their game against the Stars, Brock Nelson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored 1 goal in that one. Jean-Gabriel Pageau led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Semyon Varlamov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 40 shots with 37 saves and a .925 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 192 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 189 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Blues are coming into this game with 90 points, a 40-20-10 record overall, and they are 23-9-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Edmonton Oilers while their 5 wins in that span came against the Vancouver Canucks twice, the Calgary Flames, the Arizona Coyotes, and the Seattle Kraken in their last game. They won that game at home 4-1. They still have a game against the Minnesota Wild on Friday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday night. In their game against the Kraken, Justin Faulk, Jordan Kyrou, Ryan O'Reilly, and Robert Thomas each scored 1 goal in that one. Jordan Kyrou led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Ville Husso was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 29 shots with 28 saves and a .966 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 203 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Islanders are coming into this game playing very well recently but they have been heating up too late in the season as they are pretty eliminated from playoff contention. They have still won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a back-to-back game against a very good Hurricanes team and they will be on the road for both games. They are going up against a Blues team that has also been playing very well recently winning 3 straight games. They are also on a back-to-back against a very good Wild team here but the Blues will be at home for both games and do not have to travel anywhere. The Blues have been winning a lot of their games against good playoff teams as well and they have been winning these games by multiple goals. The Blues are still trying to secure their playoff spot and will need a win here to help hang on to their 3rd place spot. The Blues are the better team here and they have been playing well recently, they will win this game at home and keep on their pace for the playoffs.

 

Islanders Blues Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 9, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Blues 3 Islanders 1.

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New York Islanders: 32-37 (-11.6u) on the moneyline in all games. 32-43 (-17.4u) on the moneyline in a road game where where the total is 5.5. 47-28 UNDER in a road game where where the total is 5.5.

St Louis Blues: 13-7 (+5.1u) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 7-2 (+5.6u) on the moneyline revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less. 23-13 UNDER revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less.

 

 

New York Islanders:  S. Mayfield (D) out for season - Lower Body injury. C. Clutterbuck (RW) out for season - Shoulder injury.

St Louis Blues:  L. Brown (C) Ques Fri - Illness. T. Bozak (C) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. T. Krug (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. S. Perunovich (D) Early May - Wrist injury.

 

 

 

“They create a lot of volume, and they won those races. I thought we sort of gathered ourselves (after the first period), but we didn’t put the puck in play enough.” - Barry Trotz after his team’s loss against the Stars on Tuesday night.

 

 

“He's looking to shoot more than he ever has. He's scoring, he should continue to shoot.” - Craig Berube after his team’s win against the Kraken on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

LW Lee, Anders

C Nelson, Brock 

RW Beauvillier, Anthony

LD Pelech, Adam

RD Pulock, Ryan

G Varlamov, Semyon

 

LW Saad, Brandon

C O'Reilly, Ryan

RW Perron, David

LD Scandella, Marco

RD Parayko, Colton

G Husso, Ville

 

 

Points: B. Nelson (50)

Goals: B. Nelson (33)

Assists: M. Barzal (34)

GAA: I. Sorokin (2.30)

 

Points: J. Kyrou (63)

Goals: V. Tarasenko (25)

Assists: R. Thomas (44)

GAA: V. Husso (2.36)

 

Coaches:

New York Islanders: Barry Trotz (4th season)

St Louis Blues: Craig Berube (4th season)