Free NHL Picks Today: St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers 4/6/23

Free NHL Picks Today: St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers 4/6/23
Thu 6th April 2023

The St. Louis Blues (+150) host the New York Rangers (-180) at Enterprise Center on Thursday. The total is 6.5 (O: -115, U: -105)New York (46-21-11) is playing on back-to-back days after earning a high-scoring 6-3 win over the Lightning yesterday.

The Rangers committed eight penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Tyler Motte and Chris Kreider both scored twice for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin allowed three goals on 31 shots against (.903%) in the win.

St. Louis (36-35-7) beat the Flyers 4-2 on Tuesday. Four players found the net for the Blues. Alexey Toropchenko and Justin Faulk both scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington was impressive in the win, making 32 saves (.941%).

HEAD TO HEAD

The Rangers won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 6-4 victory in December. Vincent Trocheck (1G 1A), Alexis Lafreniere (1G 1A), and Artemi Panarin (0G 2A) each had two points to lead New York. Jordan Kyrou led St. Louis with two points (1G 1A). Shesterkin got the win despite saving only 25 of 29 shots (.862%).

FACING OFF

New York is averaging 3.37 goals per game for the season, 10th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.65 goals a game (27th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.23 times a game on average, 15th in the league, and the Rangers are holding opponents to 2.67 goals per game (4th).

The Rangers’ 22.78% power play percentage ranks ninth in the league, while the Blues are 22nd with a conversion rate of 19.48%. St. Louis has been poor at penalty killing, as the home team owns the league’s fifth-lowest PK% at 73.53%. New York’s 80.18% ranks 14th in the NHL.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Panarin and Mika Zibanejad have been the top skaters for the Rangers this season with 88 and 86 points. Panarin is among the league leaders with his 62 assists (10th). In the net, Shesterkin (36-13-7) is New York’s top goaltender.

He has a 2.53 GAA and a .914% save percentage. Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich lead the Blues in scoring with 72 and 66 points, respectively. Kyrou has 37 goals and 35 assists, while Buchnevich has 25 goals and 41 assists. Binnington (26-25-6) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.36. He has a save percentage of .892%.

HOME AND AWAY

New York is 23-9-7 on the road this season. St. Louis is 17-16-6 at Enterprise Center this season. Meanwhile, the Rangers are 7-8 without a day off and 5-6 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Blues are 4-3 with a rest advantage.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

NY Rangers (-175)

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