Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction 2/8/25 NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction for this NHL game on Saturday, February 8th at Enterprise Center. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Blackhawks’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Blues’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St Louis

-Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and St Louis

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

Blackhawks on Tired Legs

The Blackhawks are going to be on tired legs after facing off against the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Two games ago against the Edmonton Oilers, the Blackhawks were competitive but they ended up losing 4-3 in overtime. They were down 3-1 and they fought back, but they still ended up losing in overtime. The Blackhawks had 32 shots on goal and they are going to need to do something similar to that here. Ryan Donato had a strong game, scoring a goal and adding an assist. 

The Blackhawks are averaging 2.59 goals while their defense is giving up 3.43 goals per game. The offense is ranked 31st while the defense is ranked 30th. This team still has Connor Bedard, but where is the rest of the talent? Connor Bedard has scored 15 goals and added 31 assists so far this season. Teuvo Teravainen has scored 11 goals and added 25 assists so far this season. The Blackhawks will meet the Blue Jackets after this game.

Blues Just Are Bad

The Blues are just bad, there really isn’t any other way to put it. Just when you start to trust them, they fall back into being bad, and the same thing was the case in the last game. The Blues were at home against the Florida Panthers, and they ended up losing 3-2. At the end of the first period, they were down 2-1, and they couldn’t bounce back. Zach Bolduc scored a goal and added an assist. Joel Hofer saved 31 of the 34 shots that he faced. 

The Blues are averaging 2.65 goals while their defense is giving up 3.02 goals per game. The offense is ranked 27th in the league, while the defense is ranked 18th in the league. They are averaging 26.64 shots per game which is 29th in the league. They are shooting 9.97 percent which is 25th. Jordan Kyrou has scored 23 goals and added 21 assists so far this season. They are facing off against a tired team in this game, and getting out to a fast start is going to be key. If they fall behind, this is going to be a long game. 

Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction

The Blues just aren’t very good, but the good news for them in this game is they are facing a worse team that is on tired legs. The Blackhawks are averaging 2.59 goals per game and on tired legs, they are going to struggle to get close to that number here. The Blues offense will take advantage of the tired legs of Chicago and they are going to jump out to a fast start here. Back the Blues on the puck line to cash here. Look for a 2-0 or 3-1 type of score here. Don’t bet this one big, but bet it.