St. Louis plays Colorado on 3-game win streak
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St. Louis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blues +182, Avalanche -224
BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis will try to keep its three-game win streak going when the Blues take on Colorado.
The Blues have gone 27-20-9 against division opponents. St. Louis has scored 36 power-play goals, converting on 23.2% of chances.
The Avalanche are 39-13-4 in division play. Colorado leads the league with 6.3 assists per game, led by Nathan MacKinnon averaging 0.9.
In their last meeting on April 26, St. Louis won 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O’Reilly leads the Blues with 24 goals, adding 30 assists and collecting 54 points. David Perron has five goals over the last 10 games for St. Louis.
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Injuries
Blues: Nathan Walker LW (Out), David Perron LW (Out), Jake Walman D (Out), Vince Dunn D (Out), Oscar Sundqvist C (Out).
Avalanche: Erik Johnson D (Out), Matt Calvert LW (Out), Conor Timmins D (Questionable), Logon O Connor RW (Out), Bowen Byram D (Out), Pavel Francouz G (Out).
Betting trend to know
The Under is 5-1 in the last six meetings between the Avalanche and Blues in Colorado. Find more NHL betting trends for Blues vs. Avalanche.
Puckline pick
The Avalanche have had the Blues number all season long, going 5-3 against their divisional foes and outscoring them 26-21. Colorado s edge carried into game one, with the Avalanche dominating St. Louis everywhere but the scoreboard. The Avs outshot the Blues 50-23, with Colorado s top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen skating circles around St. Louis.