Blues vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 21

Both the St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at Rogers Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Blues solid favorites at -148 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Canucks are at +124.

St. Louis lost in a shootout on the road its last time out on March 18 against the Calgary Flames 2-1, dropping the shootout 2-0 to seal the loss. The Blues got one point apiece out of three skaters, including Jimmy Snuggerud (one assist) and Robert Thomas (one assist).

Vancouver played at home its last time out on March 19, and lost 6-2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Marco Rossi had two points (two assists) in that matchup for the Canucks.

Get ready for this matchup with a glimpse at who we project to emerge with the victory in Saturday's contest.

Blues vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 4 - Canucks 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.08 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Canucks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Blues-Canucks matchup.

• Favorite: Blues (-148)
• Underdog: Canucks (+124)

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues are 4-16 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• St. Louis is 1-4 (victorious in only 20.0% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Blues have a 59.7% chance to win.
• St. Louis' 68 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 32 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been an underdog in 56 games this season, and won 17 (30.4%).
• Vancouver is 13-27 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this contest implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 44 of 68 times.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 177 total goals (2.6 per game) make it the 30th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Blues are giving up 220 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 23rd in league play.
• Its -43 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.
• The 29 power-play goals the Blues have put up this season rank 31st in the NHL (on 175 power-play chances).
• St. Louis has the league's 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.57%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Blues have scored this season rank 16th among NHL squads.
• St. Louis' 75.79% penalty-kill success rate ranks 28th in the league.
• St. Louis wins 49.5% of its faceoffs to rank 18th in the NHL.
• The Blues have a 10.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 25th in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 173 goals this season (2.5 per game), 31st in the league.
• The Canucks' total of 252 goals given up (3.7 per game) is 32nd in the NHL.
• it has the 32nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -79.
• The Canucks have 37 power-play goals (on 201 chances), 19th in the NHL.
• Vancouver's power-play percentage (18.41) ranks the team 22nd in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have seven.
• Vancouver's has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.57%).
• At 49%, Vancouver has the league's 20th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Canucks' 9.7% shooting percentage is 29th in the league.