St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 2025/01/07 NHL Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild prediction.

St. Louis Blues Recap

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up on the wrong side of a 6-4 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets last time out. After this game, the Blues will head home to take on the Anaheim Ducks.

Blues Looking For Rebound

Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 35 points including a team-high 17 goals and 18 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 26 points with 9 goals and 17 assists. Dylan Holloway has 29 points split between 14 goals and 15 assists and Colton Parayko has 23 points of his own with 7 goals and 16 assists. Jake Neighbours has 20 points with 10 goals and 10 assists and Robert Thomas has 30 points with 8 goals and 22 assists as well on the year. Joel Hofer has gone 8-4-1 with a 2.92 GAA and a .901 save percentage in goal for St. Louis so far this season while Jordan Binnington is 11-14-3 with a 2.79 GAA and an .899 save percentage.

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The Blues have won four of their last five games as underdogs following a road loss.
• The Wild have lost three of their last four games as favorites following a road win.
• The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games following a road loss.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.

Minnesota Wild Recap

The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to add on to a 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes last time out. After this game, Minnesota will take on the Colorado Avalanche at home.

Wild Win Third Straight

Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 50 points including a team-high 23 goals and 27 assists while Matt Boldy has 34 points including 14 goals and 20 assists. Marco Rossi has 37 points with 15 goals and 22 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 assists. Brock Faber also has 20 points with 15 assists of his own this season. Filip Gustavsson has gone 18-6-3 with a 2.20 GAA and a .926 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 7-3-1 with a 2.81 GAA and an .898 save percentage on the year. Jesper Wallstedt is 0-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .843 save percentage this season.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Wild have won five of their last six games.
• The Blues have lost five of their last six games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in four of their last five games.

Total Goals Facts

• Five of the Blues’ last six games against the Wild following a road loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Four of the last five night games between the Blues and Wild have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Three of the last four games between two teams from the Central Division have gone OVER the total goals line.

Blues vs. Wild Prediction

I’m sticking with the Wild here. The Blues continue to be one of the most hot and cold teams in the NHL this season to the point that it’s just so hard to back them. The Wild appear to have gotten themselves back on track, and while this Wild team has been a money machine on the road, they’ve started to pick up their play at home as well. It will be interesting to see if it’ll be sustainable for the Wild going forward, but right now, the offense is clicking, the defense and the goaltending is stepping up and I just don’t see a case to be made for St. Louis here. Give me the Wild.