Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction NHL Picks 11/19/24

In this article, we will formulate a Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, November 19th, at the Enterprise Center. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Wild’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Blues’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota 

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St Louis

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

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

Long Season for the Blues?

It looks like it could be a long season for the Blues and they are coming off another loss in the last game. The Blues faced off against the Carolina Hurricanes in the last game and it was another disappointing game. The Blues scored only one goal while the defense gave up four. Jake Neighbours scored the only goal for St. Louis. Joel Hofer was in goal and he wasn’t even close to good enough saving 20 of the 24 shots that he faced. 

The Blues are averaging 2.47 goals while their defense is giving up 3.42 goals per game. The offense is ranked 26th in the league while the defense is ranked 26th. In this game, the offense needs to find a way to get going early. The Blues will face the Sharks and Islanders following this one.

Wild Fell Just Short

The Wild in the last game faced off against the Dallas Stars and they didn’t play well enough. The Wild’s offense scored only one goal, and even though the defense gave up only two goals, the lack of scoring let them down. Kirill Kaprizov continued his hot start and scored another goal for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson was in goal and saved 38 of the 40 shots that he faced. The defense needs to do a better job of not allowing so many shots. 

The Wild are averaging 3.53 goals while their defense is giving up 2.35 goals per game. The offense is ranked 11th while the defense is ranked 2nd. The defense overall is giving up 28.5 shots per game which is 14th in the league. It’s been good goaltending that has helped the squad. The Wild will meet the Oilers after this game.

Why the Wild Will Beat the Blues

• The Blues have lost each of their last four night games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Wild have won each of their last four night games following a loss.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last eight Tuesday games as road favorites.
• The Blues have lost the first period in each of their last five games following a road loss.

Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction

This game is going to come down to the Wild’s goaltending and they are going to step up here. The Wild are giving up only 2.35 goals per game and they are going to dominate here. The Blues offense is averaging only 2.47 goals and they are going to really struggle to get going here. The Wild will score at least three goals and that will be enough for a puck-line win. Back the Wild on the puck line.