Blues vs. Bruins Prediction & Picks - Dec. 4

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The St. Louis Blues (9-11-7) visit the Boston Bruins (15-13) at TD Garden on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with both teams back in action after a loss. The Blues are coming off a 4-1 defeat to the Anaheim Ducks, while the Bruins were beaten by the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in their last outing.

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Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

In the last 10 games, the Bruins have gone 4-6-0 while totaling 24 goals against 29 goals allowed. On 25 power-play opportunities during that span, they have scored six goals (24.0%).

Blues vs. Bruins Predictions for Thursday

Our computer model for this matchup predicts a final tally of Bruins 4, Blues 2.

  • Moneyline Pick: Bruins (+124)
  • Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
  • Spread Pick: Bruins (+1.5)

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Blues Splits and Trends

  • The Blues have finished -7-7 in overtime games to contribute to an overall record of 9-11-7.
  • In the 12 games St. Louis has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 5-2-5 record (good for 15 points).
  • Looking at the five times this season the Blues finished a game with just one goal, they have a 1-3-1 record, good for three points.
  • St. Louis has finished 1-3-3 in the seven games this season when it scored two goals (registering five points).
  • The Blues are 7-4-3 in the 14 games when they have scored more than two goals (to register 17 points).
  • In the 10 games when St. Louis has scored a single power-play goal, it picked up 13 points after finishing 4-1-5.
  • When it has outshot its opponent, St. Louis is 4-6-2 (10 points).
  • The Blues have been outshot by opponents 14 times, and went 5-5-4 (14 points).

Bruins Splits and Trends

  • The Bruins have a record of 15-13 this season and are 6-0-6 in overtime games.
  • In the 13 games Boston has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 14 points.
  • This season the Bruins scored only one goal in three games and they lost every time.
  • Boston has six points (3-3-0) when scoring a pair of goals this season.
  • The Bruins have scored three or more goals in 19 games, earning 24 points from those contests.
  • This season, Boston has scored a lone power-play goal in 12 games has a record of 7-5-0 in those matchups.
  • When outshooting its opponent this season, Boston is 4-7-0 (eight points).
  • The Bruins have been outshot by opponents 17 times this season, and earned 22 points in those games.

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Team Stats Comparison

Blues Rank Blues AVG Bruins AVG Bruins Rank
30th 2.56 Goals Scored 3.04 13th
27th 3.44 Goals Allowed 3.25 21st
27th 25.3 Shots 27 19th
13th 27.3 Shots Allowed 30.6 28th
16th 19.18% Power Play % 24.71% 5th
26th 76.56% Penalty Kill % 82.57% 9th

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