St. Louis at Boston

The Boston Bruins won the Presidents' Trophy last season with the most points in the standings, but things have not come so easy for them this season. They had a five-game stretch where they went 5-0, but other than that this has been a good team playing pedestrian hockey. Outside of the five-game winning streak, the Bruins  have had trouble producing goals, scoring 2 or fewer in 8 of the 14 games. St. Louis got off to a slow start, but have more than redeemed themselves as the Blues have charged forward, posting a sizzling 10 wins in their last 11 games. The catalyst has been the defense which has allowed just 20 goals, or shy of 2 goals per contest. A sputtering Boston offense and sizzling Blues team and defense, spells trouble for Boston tonight at home. The Blues have been destroying the Eastern Conference where they own a 40-13 record in their last 53, and the Bruins have not held up against the better teams at 1-5 in their last six vs. a team over .600. The Blues are riding the defense on a pair of days rest with just 12 of their last 42 topping the total, and 5 of 23 getting OVER the total against a team that allowed 2 or fewer goals in their previous game. Boston owns a 38-15-4 mark to the UNDER in their last 57 vs. a team with a road mark better than .600. The Blues' also boast six straight wins in Boston. Play on St. Louis and the UNDER.