NHL FREE BETTING TIP: St. Louis Blues vs. Buffalo Sabres

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The St. Louis Blues are third in the Western Conference with a 30-14-6 record. They have won 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 4-1 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Brayden Schenn, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad scored for the Blues.

The Blues have gone 18-6-2 in home games. St. Louis has scored 177 goals and ranks fifth in the NHL averaging 3.5 per game. Vladimir Tarasenko leads the team with 19.

Tarasenko leads the Blues with 19 goals, adding 27 assists and totaling 46 points. Brayden Schenn has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games for St. Louis.

The Blues are 6-3-1 in the last 10 games, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .908 save percentage.

The Buffalo Sabres are 15th in the Eastern Conference with a 16-28-8 record. The Sabres have lost the last four games, most recently 4-0 to the Montreal Canadiens. This was the fifth time in the season Buffalo failed to score in a game.

The Sabres are 8-14-4 in road games. Buffalo is 22nd in the Eastern Conference with 29.4 shots per game and is averaging 2.6 goals.

Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 38 points, scoring 20 goals and adding 18 assists. Alex Tuch has four goals and seven assists over the last 10 games for Buffalo.

The Sabres are 3-6-1 in the last 10 games, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while allowing 3.4 goals per game with an .895 save percentage.

Key facts

• St. Louis has won 7 of the last 10 games against Buffalo
• St. Louis has won the last 7 games coming in after two-day rest
• Buffalo has lost 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the West
• Buffalo has lost 43 of the last 56 as road underdog

St. Louis is tied for the second place in the West and despite being 12 shy of the Avalanche, they will still try to get as close as possible. The Sabres are out of the playoff picture already and the Blues will not miss the opportunity to win over a team with a losing record. St. Louis has won 15 of the last 19 games at home and coming in as favorite. They have also won the last 7 games coming in after two-day rest.

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St. Louis Blues to win and over 6.5 goals

3.10

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