St. Louis at Ottawa

The St. Louis Blues like to slow the pace down, one of the best defensive teams in the NHL (seventh in goals allowed), but one of the weakest on offense (#24). The UNDER is 12-3-2 when the Blues are in the fourth game of a four-in-six days situation, plus 7-2-2 UNDER playing on one day of rest. Ottawa is home where it plays its best defense, on a 5-1 run UNDER at home against a visiting team with a winning road record. Goalie Craig Anderson has a 1.36 goals-against average while winning five straight home starts. And when these teams battle the UNDER is 14-4-4 in the last 22 meetings, including 9-1-1 UNDER in Ottawa. Play this one UNDER the total.