St. Louis vs New York Hockey Showdown
Rangers Head to Gateway City on Thursday
St. Louis vs New York Hockey Showdown
The smoking hot New York Rangers head on the road Thursday night to do battle with a streaky St. Louis Blues squad. Let’s take a glance and breakdown some key factors for this cross-conference contest with this St. Louis vs New York Hockey Showdown betting preview for Thursday night down in St. Louis.
New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues 
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Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Stream: ESPN+/Live Sports Stream
| Side | Total | Puck Line |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers -165 | 6 Over -125 | -1.5 +145 |
| Blues +140 | Â 6 Under +105 | +1.5 -175 |
Blues Bottoming Out?
The St. Louis Blues look to take two points at home on Thursday as the hot New York Rangers skate into the Gateway City. We saw this club make a slight boost in their play after the firing of coach Craig Berube, and with Drew Bannister leading the way, the Blues have won seven of their last eleven contests. However, you couldn’t tell that based on Tuesday night’s performance, in a 5-1 loss to another streaking hot team in the East, the Florida Panthers.
Goaltender Joel Hofer looked solid in the first 25-30 minutes of play, but the goals started to fly as Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk scored a natural Hat Trick in the third period, capping it off with an empty net tally late. Look for starter Jordan Binnington to be between the pipes for the Blues in this contest. His record this season is 13-11-1 with a 3.05 goals-against average and a .905% save percentage in 26 starts.
Rangers Rolling in Metro
The New York Rangers have been playing solid hockey, winning six of their last ten games overall, but will look to bounce back after a 6-3 home loss to Vancouver on Monday night as they hit the road on Thursday to take on St. Louis.
The Blueshirts are still relying on the scoring prowess of forwards Artemi Panarin and Chris Kreider, along with fellow veteran Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere, who has finally blossomed into a solid two-way forward. The former Number One overall draft pick from 2020 has ten goals and 25 total points in just 39 games, and the 22-year old Quebec native is well on his way to breaking his career marks in both categories.
Rangers at Blues Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the visiting New York Rangers NHL Odds, betting odds to win as moderate favorites against the hosting St. Louis Blues on Thursday night priced in the range between -160 to -170. The Rangers have won six of their last ten games overall, while St. Louis has won seven of their last eleven contests.
Head-to-Head, the Blues have won six of their last ten meetings, including a 3-2 overtime victory at home as a +138 underdog back on April 6th, 2023.
Concluding the St. Louis vs New York Hockey Showdown Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded to the Over priced in the range between -120 and -125. Rangers have trended Over the total in eight of their last ten games overall. St. Louis, however, has been an Under club, cashing in seven of their last nine games. Three of the last four meetings went Over the total, but all of those contests were lined at 5.5 goals.
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