St. Louis at Montreal

You need defense to contend on the road and St. Louis has it, tops in the NHL in goals allowed at just 1.9 per game. They have a good offense and a great power play (second in the league at 25%). The Blues are 44-19 when playing on one day of rest. St. Louis is off a 2-0 loss at Boston, even though the Blues outshot the Bruins 33-17, including 15-3 over the final 20 minutes. Montreal is not stellar on offense, #21 in goals scored, and #27 on the power play. They are off a 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Tuesday and the Canadiens have been outscored 28-5 in their defeats. St. Louis is 27-8 against the Atlantic Division and has taken five straight against Montreal by an 18-7 margin and is 10-2-1 since 2000, including 6-1-0 in Montreal. Back St. Louis.