

The St. Louis Blues will be hosting the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Both of these teams come into this game riding a three-game losing streak. Both teams are lackluster when it comes to scoring goals. The Blues are averaging 2.94 goals per game, which is 21st in the NHL, and the Red Wings are averaging 2.61 goals per game, which is 27th in the league. Joel Hofer is projected to get the start for the Blues. He has been solid this season as he has a 2.36 GAA and .919 SVP in 11 starts. The Red Wings are a solid defensive team. They average 3.00 goals against per game, which is 10th best in the league. They limit opponents to 25.4 shots on goal per game, good for 7th best in the NHL.
With both teams being on a three-game losing streak, I expect they will come into this game with a focus on the defensive side of things. They have not shown a consistent ability to produce offense, so they will not want to get behind the eight ball. Give me the under in this one.
Red Wings vs Blues prediction: Under 5.5 (+110) available at time of publishing. Playable to +100.
