Blues vs. Islanders Betting Picks & Predictions
The St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders — both coming off defeats in their last game — will meet on Saturday at 12:30 PM ET, at UBS Arena in Elmont. The Islanders are underdogs despite being at home, at +116, and the Blues are -136. Find more below on the Blues vs. Islanders betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Blues vs. Islanders Betting Line
Blues vs Islanders Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Blues |
-1.5 |
5.5 |
Blues vs. Islanders Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, March 5, 2022
- Game Time: 12:30 PM ET
- Location: Elmont, New York
- Arena: UBS Arena
Computer Predictions for Blues vs. Islanders
Computer picks for Blues vs Islanders
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
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Islanders (+1.5)
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Over (5.5)
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Blues 4 Islanders 3
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Blues vs. Islanders Betting Trends
St. Louis has gotten the victory in 24 of the 35 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
The Blues have a record of 20-8 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -136.
The moneyline odds say St. Louis has a 57.6% chance of winning this game.
St. Louis Blues Leaders
A top contributor this season for St. Louis, Jordan Kyrou has scored 50 points in 49 games (21 goals and 29 assists).
Vladimir Tarasenko has 46 points (1.0 per game), scoring 19 goals and adding 27 assists.
Pavel Buchnevich’s season total of 45 points has come from 19 goals and 26 assists.
Ville Husso (13-4-2) has a goals against average of 2.1 on the season, and 584 saves. His .931 save percentage is second-best in the league.
St. Louis Blues Season Stats
The Blues’ 189 goals this season make them the fifth-best scoring team in the league.
On defense, the Blues are one of the best squads in NHL play, giving up 144 goals to rank fifth.
With a +45 goal differential, they’re ranked fifth-best in the league.
The 41 power-play goals the Blues have put up this season have come on 155 power-play chances, ranking them fourth-best in the NHL.
The Blues’ offense ranks second the league with a 26.5% power-play conversion rate.
The Blues’ offense has recorded seven shorthanded goals this season (third among all teams).
The Blues kill 84.5% of opponent power plays, currently the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
The Blues win 49% of their faceoffs (18th in the NHL).
The Blues shoot 11.6% as a team, top in the league).
The Blues average 19.7 hits and 12.2 blocked shots per game.
Islanders vs. Blues Betting Trends
This season the Islanders have two wins in the 20 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
New York has yet to win as the underdog with odds of +116 or longer on the moneyline this season in nine such games.
The win probability for the Islanders, implied from the moneyline, is 46.3%.
New York Islanders Leaders
Mathew Barzal’s 12 goals and 25 assists in 45 games give him 37 points on the season, making him a key part of his team’s offense.
New York’s Brock Nelson has racked up 29 total points (0.7 per game), with 19 goals and 10 assists.
New York’s Noah Dobson has 27 points, courtesy of 10 goals (fourth on team) and 17 assists (third).
Ilya Sorokin has a record of 17-12-7 in 36 games this season, conceding 86 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 1016 saves and a .922 save percentage, sixth-best in the league.
New York Islanders Season Stats
The Islanders have scored 130 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 31st in the NHL.
The Islanders are one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, giving up 141 goals (2.8 per game) to rank fourth.
They have a -11 goal differential, which ranks 21st in the league.
The Islanders have put up 22 power-play goals this season (29th in the NHL) on 128 power-play chances.
The Islanders have a 17.2% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 23 percentage.
The Islanders have scored two shorthanded goals this season (25th in the league).
The 82.4% of opponent power plays the Islanders kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Islanders have the NHL’s eighth-best faceoff win rate (51.6%).
The 8.7% shooting percentage the Islanders have amassed ranks 25th in the league.
The Islanders have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Blues and Islanders Injury Report
Blues: Marco Scandella: Out (Lower-body)
Islanders: Zdeno Chara: Day To Day (Upper-body), Mathew Barzal: Day To Day (Lower-body)
Our best bet is Blues on the moneyline at -136 and Islanders (+1.5) against the spread after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will finish over the total of 5.5 goals.
