Avalanche vs. Blues: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions - Bleacher Nation (2025)

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Avalanche vs. Blues Game Info & Odds Avalanche vs. Blues Prediction How to Bet on Avalanche vs. Blues Avalanche and Blues Betting Trends Avalanche Stats & Insights Blues Stats & Insights Avalanche Key Players to Watch Blues Key Players to Watch Avalanche vs. Blues Injuries References

Avalanche vs. Blues Game Info & Odds

When: Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ESPN+

Live Stream: Fubo

Live Stream: ESPN+

Where: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri

Favorite: Avalanche (-142)

Underdog: Blues (+120)

Over/under: 5.5

Avalanche vs. Blues Prediction

Puck Line Pick:

Blues (+1.5)

How to Bet on Avalanche vs. Blues

Avalanche and Blues Betting Trends

Colorado and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 43 of 77 games this season.

St. Louis has played 38 games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.

These two teams score 6.4 goals per match between them, 0.9 more than this game’s total.

Opponents of these two teams average 5.6 goals per game combined, 0.1 more than this game’scontest’s total.

The Avalanche have put together a 42-23 record when favored on the moneyline this season.

The Blues have been an underdog in 50 games this season, and won 22 (44.0%).

Avalanche Stats & Insights

The Avalanche offense’s 258 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked fourth in the league this year.

On defense, the Avalanche are one of the best units in NHL action, allowing 213 goals to rank 10th.

The team has the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +45 this season.

The Avalanche have an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, ranking eighth in the league.

The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.7 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

In the past 10 games, the Avalanche have claimed 80.0% of the possible points with a 7-2-1 record.

They are scoring at a 3.5 goals-per-game average (35 total) over that span.

Over on the defensive end, the Avalanche have given up 2.1 goals per game (21 total) in those 10 matchups.

Blues Stats & Insights

The Blues’ 232 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 12th in the league.

The Blues’ 216 total goals conceded (2.8 per game) rank 12th in the league.

Their 13th-ranked goal differential is +16.

The Blues are shooting 11.2% (ninth in the league).

The Blues have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

In the past 10 games, the Blues are 10-0-0 (100.0% of possible points).

They have averaged 4.1 goals per game (41 total) over that stretch.

On the defensive side, the Blues have given up 17 goals (1.7 per game) in those 10 outings.

Avalanche Key Players to Watch

Nathan MacKinnon is currently one of Colorado’s top contributors (114 total points), having registered 31 goals and 83 assists.

Cale Makar is another leading option for Colorado with 90 points (1.2 per game), scoring 30 goals and adding 60 assists.

Mackenzie Blackwood (28-18-6) has a goals against average of 2.5 on the season, and 1336 saves. His .914 save percentage is ninth-best in the league.

Blues Key Players to Watch

Robert Thomas has totaled 20 goals (0.3 per game) and collected 51 assists (0.8 per game), averaging 2.1 shots per game and shooting 14.6%. That makes him among the leaders for St. Louis with 71 total points (1.1 per game).

Jordan Kyrou’s 64 points this season, including 33 goals and 31 assists, make him one of the top offensive threats for St. Louis.

Jordan Binnington has a .901 save percentage (29th in the league), with 1215 total saves, while conceding 133 goals (2.7 goals against average). He has compiled a 26-21-4 record between the posts for St. Louis this season.

Avalanche vs. Blues Injuries

Avalanche: Tucker Poolman: Head (Out For Season), Josh Manson: Upper Body (Out), Martin Necas: Undisclosed (Day-To-Day), Jonathan Drouin: Lower Body (Day-To-Day), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out)

Blues: Torey Krug: Ankle (Out For Season), Alexandre Texier: Upper Body (Day-To-Day), Colton Parayko: Knee (Out), Dylan Holloway: Lower Body (Out)

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