Hockey Betting Money Line – Oilers vs Blues
Edmonton Oilers @ St. Louis Blues
Friday, December 11th – Scottrade Center, St. Louis
Hockey Betting Money Line: Blues -140
What The Oilers Have To Do To Win:
Edmonton is currently riding their best winning streak of the season; four games. In that streak, the Oil has played well in all facets of the game, including a very improved power play unit. The team’s newfound confidence most likely stems from the play of goaltender Jeff Deslauriers. Deslauriers has been ice-hot in December, posting a 1.68 GAA and recording two shutouts. The returns of Robert Nilsson and Ryan Stone have not hurt either. Edmonton is proving that they are a competitive team, and that their recent struggles were a result of a new goaltender learning the ropes and a laundry list of injured players. They’re playing a Blues team they have owned in the past, winning their last seven contests. The confidence in the goaltender, the confidence in the returning players and the confidence in their play could keep Edmonton winning for at least another short while.
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What The Blues Have To Do To Win:
The key to St. Louis victories is getting the lead into the third period. For some reason, the Blues are able to shut it down in the final frame, as evident of their 9-0-3 record when leading after two periods. Although that will be easier said than done for the Blues, especially at home. St. Louis is a pitiful 4-9-2 at home this year, a record that will need to change for St. Louis to make any semblance of a playoff push. The Blues will need more offense from their top players in order to make any progress. Brad Boyes, a former 40-goal scorer, has four goals in his last seven games. That doubles his goal total on the season. But if anything is going for St. Louis right now it’s their penalty kill. The Blues killed off six penalties in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Detroit.
Outlook & Pick
Edmonton is on a big roll and have absolutely owned St. Louis in the past. The Blues are experiencing a bit of a goalie crises, with backup Ty Conklin clearly playing better than incumbent starter Chris Mason. But I’m going to go with the Blues on this one. Despite the hot streak, Edmonton is a bad game away from sparking a four game streak going in the other direction. It’s too soon in the season to pinpoint what kind of team Edmonton is or how far they can make it in the season. After four games in the win column, it’s time for the Oilers to come back to Earth.
Pick: St. Louis Blues
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