St. Louis at New York

This is a battle of outstanding defensive teams on Long Island. St. Louis is in town ranked #10 in the league in goals allowed. They prefer a slow, defensive style, ranked #15 in goals scored, off a 3-1 loss to Florida. That was part of a 5-2-1 run UNDER the total. The Blues are 6-0 UNDER the total playing on two days rest, plus the UNDER 18-7-2 when their opponent scores two or fewer goals in their previous game. The NY Islanders are off a defensive game, too, winning 2-1, as part of a 2-1-2 run UNDER the total. New York is #8 in the NHL in goals allowed, #5 in killing penalties. The Islanders are on an 11-5-3 run UNDER the total, including 19-7-3 UNDER after scoring two goals or fewer in their previous game. Play this one to finish UNDER.