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Jim Biringer
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues Game 6 Prediction, NHL Odds
After another dominating 5-2 win in Game 5, the Blues are looking to carry the momentum of winning two straight games into Game 6. No team has been able to win three straight games in this series. Every game has been lopsided as St. Louis pulled away in the third period of Game 5.
The Blues are -135 to win the series and a -119 favourite on the money line with a total of 6.5 goals on the NHL odds.
Wild vs. Blues NHL Playoff Betting Odds
The underdog Blues have outperformed the odds since the beginning of the series. St. Louis was not given much a shot to win coming into it, but now they can send the Minnesota Wild packing in Game 6.
The money has finally shifted to the Blues, especially after these last two games. 62 percent of the action is on St. Louis to close the series out, with 71 percent of bettors hammering the Over. And why not? The Over has hit in three of the last four games. Outside of the first game, dating back to the regular season, the Oer has hit in seven of the last nine these two teams have played.
With three hat tricks in the series already, many people placing bets on who the next player will be.
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Minnesota Wild
The Wild’s offence has been stifled by the Blues’ defence. Outside of Kirill Kaprizov, who leads the Wild in goals and the NHL in the playoffs with seven, Minnesota’s offence has been non-existent. If Minnesota wants to avoid elimination they need to get more from their offence. Kevin Fiala, who scored 30-plus goals in the regular season, has yet to score.
Defensively, the Wild have not been great. Does all of that fall on goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury? No, but he needs to play better. In their two wins, Fleury has looked great. But in the three losses, he has not played well at all. Minnesota needs a save from Fleury if they want to avoid elimination.
St. Louis Blues
The Blues continue to play well despite not having four defencemen in the lineup. Since switching to Jordan Binnington, the Blues are playing much better. Binnington has been in this position before winning a Stanley Cup in 2019. St. Louis has a sense of calmness on the ice with Binnington between the pipes.
Offensively, the Blues are clicking. In Game 5, Vladimir Tarasenko recorded the third hat trick of this series and the second for the Blues. He is now up to five points in the playoffs right behind David Perron and Ryan O’Reilly each with seven points. St. Louis is getting production throughout their lineup, which was a key to their success during the regular season.
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