Mathew Barzal, Josh Bailey, and the New York Islanders will face off against Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in an East-West matchup. The match will get going at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 5, and it’s being televised live on MSG Network.
New York Islanders vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
New York is 22-17 straight up (SU) and has earned 11.7 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 39 regular season contests, 23 of its games have gone under the total, while 13 have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team in 2018-19, the Isles are 12-9 SU.
New York has converted on just 16.4 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 28th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off only 76.1 percent of its penalties..
With a .917 save percentage and 25.6 saves per game, Thomas Greiss (15-8-1) has been the primary option in goal for New York this year. If New York chooses to rest him, however, the team might turn to Robin Lehner (10-10-3 record, .929 save percentage, 2.13 goals against average).
On the other bench, St. Louis is 16-22 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. 18 of its outings have gone over the total, while another 18 have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 10-13 SU at home this year.
The Blues have converted on just 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 17th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen has stopped 24.7 shots per game as the top option in the crease for the Blues. Allen has 14 wins, 18 losses, and four OT losses to his name and has registered a mediocre 3.03 goals against average and a poor .901 save percentage this season.
New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Islanders (2-3 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. The Blues fell short in its one shootout this season.
- The under has hit in four of New York’s last five outings.
- New York has managed 28.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while St. Louis has been attempting 34.4 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Over New York’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 6-1 in those games).
- New York skaters have given out the eighth-most hits in the league (24.8 per game), but that number’s down to just 20.2 hits over their last five away games.
