St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks 3/30/2023 Picks

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The St. Louis Blues will go against the Chicago Blackhawks in NHL action in United Center, IL, on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET.

St. Louis defeated Vancouver in overtime at home on Tuesday night to move to 5-0-2 in their past seven matches.

The Blues’ record as of Wednesday was 34-34-6, which put them in sixth place in the Central Division, 21 points behind Minnesota for first place and 20 points behind Dallas for the final position in the division’s guaranteed playoffs.

In the race for the last wild card place, they were 11 points behind Winnipeg. St. Louis averages 3.23 goals per game this season, which ranks 16th in the league.

The Blues concede an average of 3.66 goals per game, which ranks them 28th in the league in goals against.

As of the current season, St. Louis converted 20.6% of their opportunities with the man advantage, ranking 20th in power play success.

With 74.5% of their shorthanded situations resolved successfully this season, the Blues rank a pitiful 27th in penalty killing.

In a frenetic back-and-forth contest against Vancouver, the Blues scored the game-winning goal in overtime to secure a victory.

In the first period, the Blues had a 17-13 edge in shots on goal, and after 20 minutes, the score was level at two.

Alexey Toropchenko scored his eighth goal of the year for St. Louis at 11:50 to tie the score after his team fell behind 1-0.

At 16:48, Justin Faulk scored the Blues’ 10th goal of the season, giving them a 2-1 advantage. Pavel Buchnevich and Sammy Blais provided the assists. In the last minute of the period, they conceded the equalizer.

Despite being outshot 12-8 in the second period, St. Louis beat Vancouver 3-1 to lead the game 5-3 at the break.

The total went OVER in 8 of St. Louis’ last 10 matches.
The St. Louis Blues are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches.
The St. Louis Blues are 9-2 SU in their last 11 matches against Chicago.

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St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks Predictions 3/30/2023

Chicago lost their last match, their sixth in a row, after Dallas shut them out at home. The Blackhawks were out of postseason contention as of Wednesday and were in last place in the Central Division.

Chicago averages 2.41 goals per game this season, which ranks them 32nd in scoring production. The Blackhawks surrender an average of 3.57 goals per game, which ranks them 25th in the league in goals against.

Chicago ranks 31st in power play efficiency this season, converting 15.7% of their opportunities when they have the man advantage.

The Blackhawks successfully ended 76.1% of their shorthanded situations this season, ranking them 20th in the NHL at penalty killing.

Chicago’s offensive stagnation against Dallas ended up being their undoing in the game. The Blackhawks trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes of play after being outshot 9-4 in the opening frame of play.

Chicago was outshot 14-6 in the second period, and after giving up the only goal of the session, they trailed 3-0 after two quarters of play.

The Blackhawks were outshot 10-8 in the third period, and both sides only managed one goal, leaving Chicago on the losing end of the score.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 matches.
The Chicago Blackhawks are 0-6 SU in their last 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 7 matches at home.

St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks. The NHL pick for this game is the St. Louis Blues. Due to their stifling play throughout this six-game losing streak, Chicago is a squad that is going in the wrong direction.

Only seven goals were scored by the Blackhawks during their six-game losing streak, which doesn’t seem good against a St. Louis squad that discovered it’s offensive prowess.

The Blues scored a total of 32 goals during this seven-game point streak, which works out to 4.57 goals per game. Chicago struggled throughout the whole campaign, which is why they sit at the bottom of the Central Division.

The Blues dominated the series between the clubs in recent seasons and are 6-1 in their past seven games against opponents with a losing record.

St. Louis deserves the advantage in this one because they are winning while being on the road. The St. Louis Blues will win to a predicted score of 5-2.

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