Blues vs. Rangers Betting Picks & Predictions
Both the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at Enterprise Center on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET. The sportsbooks have made the Blues solid favorites at -132 on the moneyline, and the Rangers are at +111. Find more below on the Blues vs. Rangers betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Blues vs. Rangers Betting Line
Blues vs Rangers Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Blues |
-1.5 |
5.5 |
Blues vs. Rangers Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, March 10, 2022
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Arena: Enterprise Center
Computer Predictions for Blues vs. Rangers
Computer picks for Blues vs Rangers
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
|
Rangers (+1.5)
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Over (5.5)
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Blues 4 Rangers 2
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Blues vs. Rangers Betting Trends
In 38 games as the moneyline favorite this season, St. Louis has won 24 of those games.
In 34 games with moneyline odds shorter than -132 this season, the Blues have won 21 times.
There is a 56.9% chance that St. Louis wins this contest, per the moneyline.
St. Louis Blues Leaders
Jordan Kyrou is one of St. Louis’ top contributors with 53 points. He has 22 goals and 31 assists this season.
Through 51 games, Vladimir Tarasenko has 19 goals and 29 assists.
Pavel Buchnevich has 19 goals and 26 assists for St. Louis.
Ville Husso has a record of 13-4-3. He has conceded 46 goals (2.2 goals against average) and racked up 614 saves with a .930 save percentage (second-best in the league).
St. Louis Blues Season Stats
The Blues offense’s 193 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked seventh in the NHL this year.
On defense, the Blues are one of the best units in NHL competition, conceding 153 goals to rank sixth.
The squad has the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +40 this season.
The Blues’ 41 power-play goals this season are seventh-best in the NHL (on 159 power-play chances).
The Blues have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate at 25.8%.
The Blues have scored a total of seven shorthanded goals this season.
The Blues’ penalty-kill percentage (83.6%) is the league’s sixth-best.
The Blues’ players win 49.3% of their faceoffs to rank 17th in the NHL.
The Blues shoot 11.3% as a team, ranked third-best in the league.
The Blues have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.9 hits and 12.5 blocked shots per game.
Rangers vs. Blues Betting Trends
This season the Rangers have 13 wins in the 27 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
New York has 16 games this season playing as the underdog by +111 or longer, and is 4-12 in those contests.
The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 47.4% chance for the Rangers to win.
New York Rangers Leaders
New York’s Artemi Panarin has collected 47 assists and 15 goals in 52 games, good for 62 points.
Mika Zibanejad has made a major impact for New York this season with 59 points, thanks to 23 goals and 36 assists.
New York’s Adam Fox has 55 points, courtesy of seven goals (eighth on team) and 48 assists (first).
Igor Shesterkin has a .942 save percentage (first in the league), with 1134 total saves, while conceding 70 goals (1.9 goals against average). He has put together a 28-6-3 record between the posts for New York this season.
New York Rangers Season Stats
The Rangers have the NHL’s 19th-ranked scoring offense (167 total goals, 2.9 per game).
The Rangers are one of the toughest defensive squads in the league this season, conceding 142 goals (only 2.5 per game) to rank third.
Their 11th-ranked goal differential is +25.
The Rangers have put up 40 power-play goals this season, which are ninth-best in the NHL (on 157 power-play chances).
The Rangers have the league’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.5%.
The Rangers have scored five shorthanded goals.
The 82.8% penalty-kill percentage the Rangers have amassed is the league’s eighth-best rate.
The Rangers win 47.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked rate in the NHL.
The Rangers’ collective 10.2% shooting percentage ranks 10th in the league.
The Rangers have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Blues and Rangers Injury Report
Blues: Marco Scandella: Out (Lower-body)
Rangers: Sammy Blais: Out For Season (Lower body), Kevin Rooney: Out (Upper-body), Kaapo Kakko: Out (Upper Body)
After digging through all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is Blues on the moneyline at -132 and Rangers (+1.5) against the spread. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 5.5 goals.
