Surprisingly, this is the first time these teams have met this season, and the last two meetings last season easily went OVER the total with St. Louis winning 6-4 in the first game and then 5-2 in the rematch. The Blues are playing their fourth straight road game after beating San Jose 4-1 on Thursday as Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and Carter Hutton made 19 saves. Arizona went OVER in a 5-4 shootout loss to Detroit as Mike Smith allowed four goals on 33 shots. The last five meetings at Arizona have gone OVER, and the Coyotes are 6-1 OVER their last seven games after giving up at least five goals. Five of the last seven meetings overall have sailed OVER. Smith is 18-20-8 with a 2.95 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Play the OVER.
This pick was released to clients on March 18, 2024 at 10:18AM ET.
NHL
St. Louis at Arizona
March 18, 2017
9:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Game Total OVER 5 -130 (risk 1.5 to return 2.65)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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