Sammy Blais, Ryan O’Reilly, and the St. Louis Blues will face off against Brady Tkachuk, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in an East-West showdown. This one gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 10 and it’s being televised live on Fox Sports Midwest.
St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators Odds
St. Louis comes into the contest as the heavy favorite with a -200 moneyline. The line for the Senators is standing at +170 and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
St. Louis is 2-1 straight up (SU) and has netted 0.6 units for moneyline bettors this season. That winning percentage, the second-best in the Central Division so far this season, isn’t too far off from to the 45-37 record the team managed during the 2018-19 season campaign.
The Blues have found the net on 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities thus far. That’s a noticeable drop-off from last year, when they were ranked 15th in the NHL by scoring on 19.9 percent of their extra-man advantages. Their penalty kill has gotten stronger year-over-year, however, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 80.1 percent of all opponent power plays (ranked 16th overall last year) to 85.7 percent this year..
Sporting a .928 save percentage and 30.0 saves per game, Jordan Binnington (2-1-1) has been the top option in goal for St. Louis this year.
Ottawa is 0-2 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through two regular season matches, one of its games has gone over the total, while another one has gone under and none have pushed.
The Senators have killed off a remarkable 62.5 percent of all penalties, a few points lower than the 79.2 percent they recorded a year ago (when they were ranked 23rd overall). They’ve converted on 0.0 percent of their power plays this year after scoring on 20.4 percent (ranked 12th in league) last season.
The winless Craig Anderson (31.5 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Senators. Anderson has zero wins and two losses to his name and has registered a pedestrian 4.56 goals against average and a poor .875 save percentage this year.
St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- St. Louis has yet to play in a game this season that’s been decided by two or more goals.
- St. Louis went 3-3 in games decided by shootout last season while Ottawa was 0-1 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in three of St. Louis’ last five outings.
- St. Louis skaters converted 8.6 takeaways per game while yielding 8.0 giveaways per matchup in 2018-19.
- Ottawa’s skaters recorded 7.4 takeaways per game and allowed 11.9 giveaways per game.
