Blues at Red Wings NHL Betting Preview
Saturday Matinee in the Motor City
The National Hockey League is packed with tons of action all day on Saturday, starting with one of the contests going down in the Motor City to start the day as the Detroit Red Wings take on former rivals, the St. Louis Blues.
Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this cross-conference matinee showdown between the Blues at Red Wings NHL Betting Preview matchup for Saturday afternoon out in Detroit.
St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings 
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Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Streaming: ESPN+/Live Sports Stream
Smooth Notes in St. Louis
The St. Louis Blues have been bopping to the beat of their own drum ever since Drew Bannister took over head coaching duties from Craig Berube back in December.
The Blues have gone 17-10-1 in their last 28 games and are within striking distance of one of the two Wild Card spots in the Western Conference. Goalie Jordan Binnington stopped all 38 shots faced on Thursday night to record his third shutout of the season and 15th of his career as the Blues beat the New York Islanders at home in a 4-0 final.
Forward Pavel Buchnevich recorded a Hat Trick, while Robert Thomas picked up three assists. St. Louis has won nine of their last thirteen games overall.
Flying High in Detroit
The Detroit Red Wings are skating hard every night trying to play well enough to stay in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race with a little more than two dozen contests left in the season.
Currently, the Red Wings sit in the second and final Wild Card spot heading into this Saturday matinee contest with the St. Louis Blues Over the last several years, the Colorado Avalanche had dominated Detroit to the tune of ten straight victories, including five straight in the Motor City, but on Thursday night, it was future Hall-of-Fame forward Patrick Kane who gave the Wings a 2-1 victory in Overtime to snap their losing skid against the Avs.
Forward Dylan Larkin scored on the power-play in regulation for Detroit, his 25th goal of the year and between the pipes, Alex Lyon made 30 saves on 31 shots faced for his 16th victory of the season. The 31-year old journeyman netminder has three victories in his last five games, with all three of those contests going past regulation.
Blues at Red Wings Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Detroit Red Wings NHL Odds betting odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday afternoon priced in the range around -135 to -140. Detroit has won six of their last nine games overall, while St. Louis has won nine of their last thirteen games overall.
Concluding the Blues at Red Wings NHL Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded to the Over between the price range of -120 and -130. Detroit has gone Over the total in 15 of their last 20 games against Western Conference opponents. Head-to-Head, the Over has cashed in six of the last eight meetings between the Blues and Red Wings.
Check out all the updated St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings NHL Scores and NHL Starting Lineups, right here at Point Spreads.
