San Jose has split the first two games of this road trip, getting a 3-2 overtime win at Winnipeg as a +165 dog. San Jose is 11-7 on the road after allowing 4 or more goals. St. Louis has lost eight of nine and had a fire sale shipping out captain Ryan O'Reilly, winger Vladimir Tarasenko, and forward Ivan Barbashev. In the first nine games after trading O'Reilly, the Blues' power play went 2-for-34. The offense is 21st in goals scored, while the defense is 27th in goals surrendered and 26th in save percentage. St. Louis comes off a 6-2 loss to Arizona as a favorite and is 9-25 after a defeat, 14-30 off a loss by 4 or more goals in divisional play, plus 6-22 after a defeat by 2 or more goals. Play San Jose.
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