St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction 11-5-24 NHL Picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis Blues meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Enterprise Center. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction. This article will include a St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Wild and Jets, and they play the Flyers and Jets next. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.83 goals per Game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 10 goals, Anthony Cirelli has 10 assists and Jake Guentzel has 36 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.33 goals per Game and are killing 73.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 24 goals on 256 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 11 goals on 82 shots.

St. Louis Blues Betting Preview

The St. Louis Blues lost to the Flyers, beat the Maple Leafs, and they play the Capitals and Utah Hockey Club next. The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.67 goals per Game and are scoring on 13.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Holloway leads St. Louis with 4 goals, Phillip Broberg has 7 assists, and Jordan Kyrou has 38 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.17 goals per Game and are killing 76.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 24 goals on 248 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 12 goals on 124 shots.

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The Blues have won four of their last five games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have lost three of their last four games as road favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in seven of the Blues’ last eight games.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against Central Division opponents.
• The home team has won the first period in four of the last five games between the Lightning and Blues.

St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction

The Tampa Bay Lightning should get the benefit of the doubt, but they’ve been rocked defensively in their last two Games and this will be their fourth straight road Game. The home team has won 7 of the last 9 Games between the Lightning and Blues. The Blues have played their best hockey at home this season and are coming off a massive upset over Toronto where they closed at +180 underdogs. I’ll take a shot with the Blues and the plus money.