The Vancouver Canucks (32-26-6) head southeast to take on the St. Louis Blues (35-20-6) Monday at Enterprise Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we look at the Canucks vs. Blues odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
The Canucks have struggled of late, winning just four of the last 10 games. They’re three points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for the last wild-card spot in the West. Vancouver beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 Saturday.
The Blues are reeling. Once firmly entrenched in the playoffs, they’re now just three points from missing the postseason. St. Louis was embarrassed on home ice in a 7-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday. The team has started slowly and gotten behind far too often in games. This is a must-win for them on the front end of a home-and-home with Vancouver.
Canucks at Blues odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Canucks +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Blues -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Canucks +1.5 (-205) | Blues -1.5 (+155)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +110 | U: -135)
Canucks at Blues projected goalies
Jaroslav Halak (3-6-2, 3.19 GAA, .894 SV%) vs. Ville Husso (16-6-4, 2.43 GAA, .922 SV%, 2 SO)
Halak returns to St. Louis, where he spent much of the prime of his career, and he’s doing so after a great performance against the Colorado Avalanche. He stopped 32 of 33 shots and was a big reason for last week’s 3-1 upset over the Avs.
Husso has really struggled, allowing five goals in two of the last three games. His numbers are still good, but they’re not indicative of how he and the whole team has played the last month or so. Husso shut down the Canucks in January as he stopped 38 of 39 shots in a 3-1 win.
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Canucks at Blues odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Blues 5, Canucks 3
Money line
The Blues (-160) are only favored because they’re at home. They NEED this game, and when they play hard, they win by more than one. Let’s PASS and look to the puck line.
Against the spread
The Blues have been atrocious of late, but the Canucks haven’t been great either. They have averaged 2.8 goals per game over the last 10. The Blues have averaged 3.4 goals. So they are still scoring, but the effort hasn’t been there on backchecking. You can be sure coach Craig Berube has challenged the team to re-focus.
When the Blues win, they win by two or more goals. So if we’re going to back the idea that the Blues right the ship on home ice, let’s do it here. Take BLUES -1.5 (+155).
Over/Under
Even while mired in one of their worst stretches of the season, the Blues are 7-3 against the Over in the last 10. I’m not a fan of 6.5 overs, but the shoe fits here. LEAN OVER 6.5 (+110).
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