St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings 3/23/2023 Picks Predictions

St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings 3/23/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, will feature an Inter-Division battle between the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday evening.

St. Louis is 31-33- 6 overall with 68 points, 16-17-1 on the road, and placed sixth in the Central Division while collecting a total of 220 goals and wasted 255 for a goal difference of -35 this season.

The Blues lost three of the last five matches played including the first part of a back-to-back match-up versus the Detroit Red Wings at 2-3 in a shootout competition last Tuesday.

Goalkeeper Joel Hofer stopped 28 shots against him for a save percentage of .933 in leading the defense for St. Louis.

The Blues’ offense averages 3.03 goals on 29.7 shots per contest while scoring 23% on power play opportunities and 49.7% on faceoffs while their defense has given away an average of 3.56 goals per match on 32.7 attempted shots with a penalty kill of 71%.

The St. Louis Blues will be appointing GK Jordan Binnington with a 21-22-5 record for the season to start against the Red Wings on Thursday. Binnington recorded a .895 save percentage for the year.

The totals went OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 6 matches while the Blues are 5-11 straight up in their last 16 outings played.

The St. Louis Blues are 6-3 SU in their last 9 contests played versus Detroit while the totals went OVER in 4 of the Blues’ last 5 road games.

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St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings Predictions 3/23/2023

The Detroit Red Wings are on their way back home looking to complete a back-to-back win with a victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

Detroit improved to 31-30-9 for 71 points, a 17-14-4 record at home, and placed seventh in the Atlantic Division while tallying 206 goals and losing 231 for a -25 goal difference for the year.

The Red Wings ended a three-game losing streak with a victory versus the St. Louis Blues in a shootout competition to a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.

Left-winger Lucas Raymond scored a winning goal from a wrist shot in a shootout resulting in a 3-2 win for Detroit. Magnus Hellberg recorded 20 saves for a .909 save percentage in the win.

The Red Wings’ offense posted an average of 2.9 goals on 29.4 shots per match while on power play opportunities, Detroit scored 20.9% of their shots and 48.7% on face-offs.

On defense, the Red Wings gave up an average of 3.33 goals per outing and 30.6 shots on goal per contest with a penalty kill of 75.0%.

Detroit will be sending GK Ville Husso to the pipes to protect the net versus St. Louis with a 29-19-6 record and a save percentage of .898 for the year.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of the Red Wings’ last 9 outings while Detroit is 3-10 straight up in its last 13 games played.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the Red Wings’ last 6 contests played versus St. Louis and also went OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 home matches.

St. Louis Blues vs. Detroit Red Wings. The NHL Pick for this contest is Detroit -135. Both teams struggled on their defense as the Blues gave up an average of 3.56 goals while the Red Wings allowed an average of 3.33 goals per game.

St. Louis has a bit better offense but Detroit will be on their home ice and will be playing with crowd support on their side on Thursday. The prediction: Detroit Red Wings will win 5-4.

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