NHL Picks: The St. Louis Blues visit the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in a contest that can be seen on NBCSN. It is a matchup that features the suddenly potent offense of the Devils against the stout defense of the Blues. It is also another chance to see the ageless Jaromir Jagr in action. There are a total of 12 games on a busy Tuesday night in the NHL. Here is a look at the action and NHL predictions.
St. Louis at New Jersey
This is the first game of a weird home and home between these two teams. Sometimes you will see a home and home series in the NHL but it almost never occurs between teams from different conferences. They will play again in St. Louis on Thursday. The schedule maker did the Blues no favors at all in this one as they will be playing their third game in four nights and with no rest as they were in New York to play the Rangers on Monday. The teams have split their last ten meetings with two of the last three going over. They normally don’t play that often but last year they did play twice with each team winning at home. The Blues won 3-0 in St. Louis while the Devils won 7-1 in New Jersey. The Blues have won three of the last four games in New Jersey with the last two games going over.
NHL Picks
The situation really favors the Devils so we’ll look for the home team to win this one and for the game to go over the total.
Rundown of More NHL Predictions
-The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in a game that they will be favored in and should win.
-The Edmonton Oilers could be a live underdog as they visit the overrated Philadelphia Flyers.
-A game that should go under the total is the one between Calgary and Washington.
-Columbus will be a solid home favorite against the pathetic Hurricanes.
-The Blackhawks and Canadiens could end up playing a high scoring game in Montreal.
-It may also be a high scoring game between Detroit and Ottawa on Tuesday night.
-The Penguins may be slight road favorites against the Wild in a tough one to call.
-The Predators have played really well to start the season and they could be a good choice at Winnipeg.
-The Kings and Stars are likely to play a high scoring contest.
-The Leafs and Coyotes could be a game to avoid playing.
-The Canucks and Avalanche figure to play a low scoring late game in Colorado.
