St Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/04/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Sunday, May 4, 2025

Venue:  Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB

Where to Watch:  TBS, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Blues +130, Jets -155; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Blues +130, Jets -155; Over/Under:  5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Blues +125, Jets -150; Over/Under:  5 goals

St Louis Blues:  44-30-8 (5th place, Central Division)

Winnipeg Jets:  56-22-4 (1st place, Central Division)

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St Louis Blues:  4-5-1 last 10

Winnipeg Jets:  6-4-0 last 10

The Blues are entering the playoffs with 96 points, a 44-30-8 record overall, and they were 20-16-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, winning that one at home 5-2. Philip Broberg, Alexey Toropchenko, Cam Fowler, Brayden Schenn, and Nathan Walker each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Radek Faksa led the team in assists with 2 while Jimmy Snuggerud led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jordan Binnington was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 23 shots with 21 saves and a .913 save percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 233 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Jets are entering the playoffs with 116 points, a 56-22-4 record overall, and they were 30-7-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the St Louis Blues in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-2. Nino Niederreiter and Cole Perfetti each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Mason Appleton, Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey, and Vladislav Namestnikov each led the team in assists with 1 while Cole Perfetti led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 23 shots with 18 saves and a .783 sv percentage before getting replaced by Eric Comrie who saved all 4 shots he faced. Their offense has scored 277 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 191 goals against them allowing 2.3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Jets listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 7 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Jets from the Central Division and the 2nd Wild Card seeded Blues for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. This series is all tied up 3-3 after the Blues won game 6 at home. The Blues made it a 3-3 series with a 5-2 win over the Jets in the 5th game and they have looked great on home ice in this series. The home team has won all 6 games in this series so far. The Blues have some momentum from that crushing win over the Jets in the last one, but they had a lot of momentum going back to Winnipeg after 2 crushing wins to tie the series 2-2 and they still fell flat in game 5. The Blues just haven't been the same team in their road games this series and as bad as the goaltending was for the Jets in St Louis, it has been much better in this series when they have been at home. The Jets were the best team in the regular season and they also had the best defense in the NHL this year as they gave up the fewest number of goals. They responded at home in game 5 after 2 bad losses in St Louis and they are going to do the same here as they are the more sound team. The Blues have looked really good in this series at times, but a lot of that has come when they were at home and they have been too inconsistent with their play from game to game. The Jets have won all 3 games on home ice in this series and 2 of those wins have been by multiple goals too, they will close out this series at home. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jets to win this game. 

Blues Jets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, May 4, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Jets 4 Blues 1.

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St Louis Blues: 11-16 (-8.5 units) on the moneyline off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more. 61-88 (-4.9 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 8-20 (-8.4 units) on the moneyline against good defensive teams - allowing 2.55 goals/game or less. 17-8 OVER off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more. 

Winnipeg Jets: 74-29 (+25.1 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite. 68-55 (+14 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 90-61 (+25.8 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 13-3 OVER in the first round of the playoffs.

St Louis Blues:  T. Tucker (D) Day To Day - Lower-body. D. Holloway (LW) Out - Lower Body. T. Krug (D) Out For Season - Ankle.

Winnipeg Jets:  M. Scheifele (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed.

“We utilized our speed and our physicality. I thought we were able to be physical down low, we were able to skate with some speed through the neutral zone, and we were really committed to getting to the netfront again. Those first couple of goals, they’re really good screen goals. That [Radek] Faksa line was dominant tonight.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s win against the Jets in game 6 of this series on Friday.

“Carbon copy of what happened here in Game 4 (a 5-1 loss). Played really well, played real strong for 30, 33 minutes. Terrible line change, gave up a chance. Next time out, throw the puck to their goaltender right into his glove. Make another line change. We're racing back on those, trying to get coverage. And then the third one, that was just (bad) coverage. We had a couple guys, three guys caught behind the goal line. We shot ourselves in the foot. Just some uncharacteristic things in moments. And the momentum swings. We were playing a really strong game and it swung. Just like Game 4. You hope you learn from it the first time, but obviously (it) happened again. Move on. Like I said to you guys before, after Game 4, the damage is done. We've got to go home. Take care of our business at home." - Scott Arniel after his team’s loss against the Blues in game 6 of this series on Friday.

LW Pavel Buchnevich

C Robert Thomas

RW Jimmy Snuggerud

LD Cam Fowler

RD Colton Parayko

G Jordan Binnington

LW Kyle Connor

C Vladislav Namestnikov

RW Gabriel Vilardi

LD Josh Morrissey

RD Dylan Demelo

G Connor Hellebuyck

Points: R. Thomas (81)

Goals: J. Kyrou (36)

Assists: R. Thomas (60)

GAA: J. Hofer (2.64)

Points: K. Connor (97)

Goals: K. Connor (41)

Assists: K. Connor (56)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.00)

Coaches:

St Louis Blues: Jim Montgomery (Interim)

Winnipeg Jets: Scott Arniel (1st season)