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Rogers' 10* TOTAL MASSACRE >> Won Game of the Week Tuesday!
(NHL) Detroit vs. St. Louis,
Total: 5.00 | 120.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 5.00 | 120.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The slumping St. Louis Blues have lost seven straight games (0-6-1) for the first time since 2009-10 after Tuesday's humbling 8-3 loss at Minnesota and have now fallen out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 34-26-4 record (72 points). The Blues will be back on the ice again tonight when they host the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit checks in at 26-26-10 and with its 62 points, the Red Wings are still alive in the playoff race, sitting seven points behind Columbus for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit: The Red Wings opened a critical five-game road trip Sunday with a 3-2 overtime victory over the fading New York Rangers, as Jimmy Howard turned aside 36 shots. "We're still there," Howard told reporters after making his fourth consecutive start for a team which has won two straight and earning a point in three straight. Detroit made one deal at Monday's trade deadline, sending Tomas Tatar to Vegas for first, second and third-round picks as it attempts to clear space for its promising younger players. "I am trying to build a team here that somewhere down the road can compete for the Stanley Cup," GM Ken Holland told the Detroit Free Press. "It has to be done through the draft. Now there's more draft picks, more assets." Center Dylan Larkin has recorded four assists in the last four games to push his team-leading total to 47 points (just nine goals. RW Anthony Martha has a team-high 20 goals.
St. Louis: The Blues St. Louis has been outscored 29-10 during their losing skid and have allowed a total of eight first-period goals over their last three contests. Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice in Tuesday's loss to give him five goals in his last eight games and a team-leading 26 on the season - two more than All-Star Brayden Schenn, who tops the Blues with 56 points. All-Star defenseman Alex Pietrangelo recorded the other tally for St. Louis in his 599th NHL contest to snap a six-game point drought and reach double digits in goals for the second straight season and fourth in his career.
The pick: The Blues' downward spiral continued at Minnesota last night and the team now needs to bounce back just 24 hours later at Scottrade Center. The good news is, St. Louis won at Detroit 6-1 back on Dec. 9 and has a seven-game points streak (3-0-4) against the Red Wings. Can the Blues earn a win after allowing 16 goals in their last three outings? If so, they'll have to score. That's the bet. Make the Over a 10* play.
Detroit: The Red Wings opened a critical five-game road trip Sunday with a 3-2 overtime victory over the fading New York Rangers, as Jimmy Howard turned aside 36 shots. "We're still there," Howard told reporters after making his fourth consecutive start for a team which has won two straight and earning a point in three straight. Detroit made one deal at Monday's trade deadline, sending Tomas Tatar to Vegas for first, second and third-round picks as it attempts to clear space for its promising younger players. "I am trying to build a team here that somewhere down the road can compete for the Stanley Cup," GM Ken Holland told the Detroit Free Press. "It has to be done through the draft. Now there's more draft picks, more assets." Center Dylan Larkin has recorded four assists in the last four games to push his team-leading total to 47 points (just nine goals. RW Anthony Martha has a team-high 20 goals.
St. Louis: The Blues St. Louis has been outscored 29-10 during their losing skid and have allowed a total of eight first-period goals over their last three contests. Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice in Tuesday's loss to give him five goals in his last eight games and a team-leading 26 on the season - two more than All-Star Brayden Schenn, who tops the Blues with 56 points. All-Star defenseman Alex Pietrangelo recorded the other tally for St. Louis in his 599th NHL contest to snap a six-game point drought and reach double digits in goals for the second straight season and fourth in his career.
The pick: The Blues' downward spiral continued at Minnesota last night and the team now needs to bounce back just 24 hours later at Scottrade Center. The good news is, St. Louis won at Detroit 6-1 back on Dec. 9 and has a seven-game points streak (3-0-4) against the Red Wings. Can the Blues earn a win after allowing 16 goals in their last three outings? If so, they'll have to score. That's the bet. Make the Over a 10* play.
