St Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators 2/19/23 – We have an exciting matchup this afternoon between two struggling cross-conference mid-tier teams, the Ottawa Senators & St. Louis Blues. Both are coming off losses in their previous game. This will be the final and second game between these two teams. The Blues won the first one at home on January 16th, winning 2-1. The best NHL betting tips for this game predict the Ottawa Senators to lead in this game.
St Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators
Date & Time: Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET
Location: Canadian Tire Centre
St Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Betting Odds
Blues
Moneyline: +126
Puckline: +1.5 (-185)
Total: o6.5 over (+100)
Senators
Moneyline: -156
Puckline: -1.5 (+160)
Total: 6.5 under (-120)
St Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Analysis
The St Louis Blues aren’t having a great season. They came into tonight’s game with a 26-26-3 record. Their lineup was shaken by the big trade that sent Ryan O’Reilly to Toronto and Noel Acciari there. This trade involved a lot of draft picks Friday night. This trade comes just one week after St. Louis traded Vladimir Tarasenko (their best player), so that the era of St. Louis winning the Cup and making playoff trips each year since then is officially over. St. Louis is a league average scorer, scoring an average of 3.1 goals per match, which ranks 15th in the NHL. They also average 29 shots per game. The Blues are terrible defensively. They allow the seventh most goals in the NHL at 3.54 goals per game, on average 32 shots per game.
While the Ottawa Senators have enjoyed a hot start to the season with a 6-1-1 record over their last eight games but a 26-24-4 season record, they are not faring too well. They lost 4-3 to the Blackhawks in overtime on Friday, losing a 3-1 lead over half-way through the third period. Despite outplaying Chicago by an expected goal rate 2.87-2.69, they still managed to win the game. This season, the Senators have been struggling on both ends of ice. They’re the NHL’s 12th-worst offensive team, scoring an average 2.97 goals per match on average 33.4 shots per contest. Ottawa’s defense has been poor, allowing on average 3.19 goals per match, which is the 13th most in the NHL. This average allows for 32.3 shots per game.
St Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Against the Spread
St. Louis are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games. St. Louis are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against Ottawa. St. Louis are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road. St. Louis are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa. The total has gone OVER in 14 of St. Louis’ last 17 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa’s last 5 games. Ottawa are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa’s last 8 games against St. Louis. Ottawa are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis. Ottawa are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
St Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Free Pick
It shows that the Sens are the superior team in this game. With the Blues in the second-half of a back-to-back, NHL betting tips are expecting Ottawa to win at home. St. Louis has been awful defensively. With Thomas Greiss expected to start, expect the Senators offense will be able to score easily in this game.
Free Pick: Ottawa Senators -1.5 (+160)
