Winnipeg Jets vs St Louis Blues Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/02/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, May 2, 2025

Venue:  Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Jets -115, Blues -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Jets -115, Blues -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Jets -115, Blues +100; Over/Under:  5 goals

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

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

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Winnipeg Jets:  7-3-0 last 10

St Louis Blues:  4-5-1 last 10

The Jets are entering the playoffs with 116 points, a 56-22-4 record overall, and they were 26-15-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the St Louis Blues in their last game, winning that one at home 5-3. Kyle Connor, Vladislav Namestnikov, Nino Niederreiter, Dylan DeMelo, and Adam Lowry each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Mason Appleton led the team in assists with 3 while Vladislav Namestnikov led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 19 shots with 16 saves and a .842 sv percentage. 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 Blues are entering the playoffs with 96 points, a 44-30-8 record overall, and they were 24-14-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-3. Nathan Walker led the team in goals scored with 2 while Jimmy Snuggerud scored 1 goal for them in that one. Radek Faksa, Cam Fowler, Colton Parayko, Robert Thomas, and Alexey Toropchenko each led the team in assists with 1 while Justin Faulk and Brayden Schenn each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jordan Binnington was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 25 shots with 21 saves and a .840 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 current betting odds have the Blues listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 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. The Jets are leading this series 3-2 after winning game 5 at home. The Jets took a 3-2 series lead with a 5-3 win over the Blues in the 5th game of this series and they were all over the Blues in that game from start to finish. The Jets looked like the better team in that one as they completely outplayed the Blues, but the Blues have also struggled more in road games this season. All 3 of their losses in this series have been on the road too, but they have looked a lot better on home ice this year with their 24-14-3 home record and they have already crushed the Jets in both home games in this series. The Blues won game 3 by a score of 7-2 and they won game 4 by a score of 5-1 so they have shown that they can beat the Jets in this series and have looked like a completely different team on home ice. The Jets weren't terrible in game 5, but they did get severely outplayed so they will be looking to bounce back at home where they got both wins in this series and they are going to be desperate since they are now facing elimination. Look for the Blues to bring their best effort in this one and get the win to extend this series to 1 more game in Winnipeg. The best way to place a bet here is on the Blues to win this game.   

Jets Blues Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 2, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Blues 4 Jets 2.

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Winnipeg Jets: 121-55 (+32.2 units) on the moneyline as a favorite. 41-19 (+16.8 units) on the moneyline off a win against a division rival. 68-54 (+15.1 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 23-10 UNDER off a home win against a division rival.

St Louis Blues: 34-42 (-5 units) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 60-88 (-5.9 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 7-20 (-9.4 units) on the moneyline against good defensive teams - allowing 2.55 goals/game or less. 19-12 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive overs.

Winnipeg Jets:  M. Scheifele (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. N. Ehlers (LW) Out - Foot.

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

"I thought throughout the lineup, it was outstanding. I thought that everybody stepped up. We had a great first. We were physical. We were battling, competing, doing all the things we have to do to get ourselves going. Just real proud of the way the guys stuck together and just played our game. We got to Jet hockey. We got to Jet hockey early and we played it for 60 minutes.” - Scott Arniel after his team’s win against the Blues in game 5 of this series on Wednesday.

“They were better than us. There’s a lot of facets but we’re onto the next one. It’s a playoff series — I thought that was their best game, thought it was our worst game, we’re onto the next one. We can analyze every part of it — they were better. So, we’re onto the next one.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s loss against the Jets in game 5 of this series on Wednesday.

LW Kyle Connor

C Mark Scheifele

RW Gabriel Vilardi

LD Josh Morrissey

RD Dylan Demelo

G Connor Hellebuyck

LW Pavel Buchnevich

C Robert Thomas

RW Jimmy Snuggerud

LD Cam Fowler

RD Colton Parayko

G Jordan Binnington

Points: K. Connor (97)

Goals: K. Connor (41)

Assists: K. Connor (56)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.00)

Points: R. Thomas (81)

Goals: J. Kyrou (36)

Assists: R. Thomas (60)

GAA: J. Hofer (2.64)

Coaches:

Winnipeg Jets: Scott Arniel (1st season)

St Louis Blues: Jim Montgomery (Interim)