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Tuesday, April 16
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Canucks at Blues: What bettors need to know
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Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues (-139, 5)
Three games into a five-game road trip, the Vancouver Canucks have two wins from Roberto Luongo. The Canucks visit St. Louis on Tuesday to conclude their season series with the Blues. Vancouver is looking for its sixth win in seven games after defeating Nashville 5-2 on Monday to maintain a five-point lead in the Northwest Division. Cory Schneider should be healthy after battling the flu last week and likely will start against St. Louis. The Blues are looking to halt a two-game slide and improve on their precarious playoff position. They trail sixth-place Minnesota by one point but are only one point ahead of ninth-place Columbus.
St. Louis has not scored more than two goals in any of its lasts five games, relying on the stellar play of netminders Brian Elliott and rookie Jake Allen to begin the month on a six-game winning streak. Elliott posted three straight shutouts before allowing two goals on 24 shots in a 2-0 loss to Chicago on Sunday. Allen has lost three of his last four starts but is 9-4-0. Vancouver lost to the Blues 4-3 in a shootout at home on Feb. 17 but defeated St. Louis 3-2 on March 19. The Blues are 9-8-1 at Scottrade Center and have one win in their last four home games.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, Rogers Sportsnet Pacific (Vancouver), FSN Midwest (St. Louis)
ABOUT THE CANUCKS (24-12-6, 16-21 over/under): Brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin have 18 points combined this month. Defenseman Jason Garrison has six points in April to raise his season total to 14. Vancouver is 3-for-10 on the power play in its last three games and 5-for-19 in its last six. Prior to Schneider’s flu, Luongo had not started since March 18 - an 11-game span. Ryan Kesler scored twice on Monday for three goals and six points in four games since returning from a broken foot. Roy scored his first goal with the Canucks in the first period of Monday’s victory.
ABOUT THE BLUES (23-16-2, 19-18 over/under): Jaroslav Halak returned to the ice but is still at least a week away from returning. T.J. Oshie is unlikely to play against Vancouver after missing eight games with a foot injury. Oshie, listed as day-to-day, would provide a boost (20 points in 30 games) to St. Louis’ anemic offense. No Blues player has more than four points this month and leading scorer Chris Stewart has been held to two points in eight games. Rookie Vladimir Tarasenko has one assist in April and has not looked the same since suffering a concussion in February.
TRENDS:
* Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in St. Louis.
* Under is 8-1-2 in the last 11 meetings.
* Canucks are 35-16 in their last 51 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.
* Blues are 13-5 in their last 18 vs. Northwest.
OVERTIME:
1. Vancouver is 7-2-3 against Central Division opponents. The Blues are 7-3-1 against Northwest Division foes.
2. The Canucks are eight points away from clinching their fifth consecutive Northwest Division title.
3. St. Louis plays six of its final seven games at home.
Tuesday, April 16
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Canucks at Blues: What bettors need to know
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Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues (-139, 5)
Three games into a five-game road trip, the Vancouver Canucks have two wins from Roberto Luongo. The Canucks visit St. Louis on Tuesday to conclude their season series with the Blues. Vancouver is looking for its sixth win in seven games after defeating Nashville 5-2 on Monday to maintain a five-point lead in the Northwest Division. Cory Schneider should be healthy after battling the flu last week and likely will start against St. Louis. The Blues are looking to halt a two-game slide and improve on their precarious playoff position. They trail sixth-place Minnesota by one point but are only one point ahead of ninth-place Columbus.
St. Louis has not scored more than two goals in any of its lasts five games, relying on the stellar play of netminders Brian Elliott and rookie Jake Allen to begin the month on a six-game winning streak. Elliott posted three straight shutouts before allowing two goals on 24 shots in a 2-0 loss to Chicago on Sunday. Allen has lost three of his last four starts but is 9-4-0. Vancouver lost to the Blues 4-3 in a shootout at home on Feb. 17 but defeated St. Louis 3-2 on March 19. The Blues are 9-8-1 at Scottrade Center and have one win in their last four home games.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, Rogers Sportsnet Pacific (Vancouver), FSN Midwest (St. Louis)
ABOUT THE CANUCKS (24-12-6, 16-21 over/under): Brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin have 18 points combined this month. Defenseman Jason Garrison has six points in April to raise his season total to 14. Vancouver is 3-for-10 on the power play in its last three games and 5-for-19 in its last six. Prior to Schneider’s flu, Luongo had not started since March 18 - an 11-game span. Ryan Kesler scored twice on Monday for three goals and six points in four games since returning from a broken foot. Roy scored his first goal with the Canucks in the first period of Monday’s victory.
ABOUT THE BLUES (23-16-2, 19-18 over/under): Jaroslav Halak returned to the ice but is still at least a week away from returning. T.J. Oshie is unlikely to play against Vancouver after missing eight games with a foot injury. Oshie, listed as day-to-day, would provide a boost (20 points in 30 games) to St. Louis’ anemic offense. No Blues player has more than four points this month and leading scorer Chris Stewart has been held to two points in eight games. Rookie Vladimir Tarasenko has one assist in April and has not looked the same since suffering a concussion in February.
TRENDS:
* Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in St. Louis.
* Under is 8-1-2 in the last 11 meetings.
* Canucks are 35-16 in their last 51 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.
* Blues are 13-5 in their last 18 vs. Northwest.
OVERTIME:
1. Vancouver is 7-2-3 against Central Division opponents. The Blues are 7-3-1 against Northwest Division foes.
2. The Canucks are eight points away from clinching their fifth consecutive Northwest Division title.
3. St. Louis plays six of its final seven games at home.
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