Each team’s second game of the season, the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues face off at the Enterprise Center in a Central Division matchup. This one will get underway at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 6 and it can be seen live on NBC Sports Chicago.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
St. Louis (-165) is currently the favorite over Chicago (+145), and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-120 under, +100 over).
The Chicago Blackhawks were just 33-49 straight up (SU) last season, while the St. Louis Blues finished 44-38.
The visiting Blackhawks managed to score 2.79 goals per game on offense (34.1 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.12 goals per contest. Opponents only had to average 32.9 shots per game to achieve that 3.12 figure last year.
Fueled by an offense that managed 32.6 shot attempts per outing, the Blues were able to notch 2.76 goals/game. They yielded 29.7 shots and 2.71 goals per game on defense.
The Blackhawks found goal on 16.0% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They successfully killed off 78.8% of all opposition power plays.
The Blues converted on 15.4% of their extra-man advantages and killed off 79.6% of the power plays faced by their defense.
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Chicago was 1-2 in games that went to a shootout last season while St. Louis was 3-0 in shootouts.
Chicago skaters recorded 16.8 hits per game last season, while the Blue Notes logged 23.1 hits per contest.
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