St. Louis Blues vs New York Islanders Prediction NHL Picks 11/23/24

In this article, we will formulate a St Louis Blues vs New York Islanders Prediction for this NHL game on Saturday, November 23rd, at the UBS Arena  To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Blues’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Sabres’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St. Louis

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York

-Recent betting trends in games played between St. Louis and New York 

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Blues and Islanders. 

Blues Coming off a Shootout Win

The Blues are coming off a shootout win in the last game against the San Jose Sharks. Jordan Kyrou and Jordan Waker both scored a goal. Jordan Binnington saved 22 of the 24 shots and he was the winning goalie. In the last game against the Minnesota Wild, the Blues scored two goals and the defense gave up four goals, and that led to the defeat. The Blues are averaging 2.43 goals while their defense is giving up 3.38 goals per game. The offense is ranked 29th in the league while the defense is ranked 26th. Jordan Kyrou has scored six goals and added 12 assists. 

Islanders Offense Looks to Bounce Back

The Islanders offense faced off against the Detroit Red Wings in the last game and the defense was good overall, but the defense struggled. Simon Holmstrom scored a goal but that was the only goal they scored. Ilya Sorokin has saved 29 of the 31 shots that he faced. The Islanders are averaging 2.45 goals while their defense is giving up 2.9 goals per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league while the defense is ranked 12th in the league. Kyle Palmieri has scored seven goals and added nine assists so far this season. 

St Louis Blues vs New York Islanders Prediction

The Blues and Islanders are both going to really struggle to get the offense going here and that is going to be the difference here. The Islanders are averaging 2.45 goals while the Blues are averaging 2.43 goals per game. Especially the Blues are going to really struggle to get the offense going here, and that will be the difference here as this game is going to stay under the total.