St. Louis Blues Vs. New York Rangers Odds, Picks, and Predictions (3/2/22)

By Scott Steinberg | Mar 02, 2022, 10:00am

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On Sunday, the St. Louis Blues shut out the home team Chicago Blackhawks, 4-0 for their fourth straight win. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season and David Perron scored two goals in the Blues victory. St. Louis is 32-14-6 with 70 points, second in the Central Division. The New York Rangers lost at home on Sunday to the Vancouver Canucks 5-2, their second straight loss. Ryan Strome scored his 11^th goal of the season and Alexis Lafrenière scored his 12th goal of the season, which tied his career high in the loss. New York is 33-15-5 with 71 points, third place in the Metropolitan Division.

St. Louis Blues Vs. New York Rangers Betting Odds

The Blues are 4-1 in their last five road games. St. Louis is 8-0 in their last eight games playing on two days’ rest; they last played Sunday against the Blackhawks. The Blues are 4-1 in their last five games vs. Eastern Conference opponents. St. Louis is +2500 to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Rangers are 5-0 in their last five games following a loss of three or more goals; they surrendered five goals in the loss to the Canucks on Sunday. Under is 5-1 in New York’s last six games overall. Under is 4-1 in the Rangers last five games vs. Central Division clubs. New York is +2200 to win in their first Stanley Cup since 1994.

St. Louis Blues Odds

Center Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis in goals with 21 and scoring with 49 points. He has 13 points on the power play (four goals and nine assists), three game winning goals and is a +7 on the campaign. Vladimir Tarasenko is tied for second on the Blues in scoring with 46 points (19 goals and 27 assists). The dangerous winger has 15 points on the power play (four goals and 11 assists) and a club leading five game winning goals this season. Pavel Buchnevich, acquired by St. Louis from the New York Rangers this past off-season is tied with Tarasenko for second on the team in scoring with 46 points (19 goals and 27 assists). He had a career-high 48 points for the Rangers last season. The winger in his sixth season is third on the team in plus/minus at +20 while averaging 18:00 of ice time per game. Robert Thomas has 41 points in 45 games with a team leading 34 assists. He’s a +6 and has scored two game winning goals this year. Thomas has the potential to be one of the top assist men in the league for many years to come. Captain Ryan O’Reilly has 33 points (11 goals and 22 assists) on the season. He has eight points (five goals and three assists) on the power play on 2021-22.

Torey Krug leads the Blues defenseman in scoring with 28 points (six goals and 22 assists). He’s second on the team in plus/minus at +24 while logging 21:05 of ice time per game. The former Boston Bruin has 12 points on the power play this campaign. Justin Faulk leads the team in plus/minus at +36 while averaging 22:56 of ice time per game. In his third year with the Blues, he has 27 points in 46 games this season (seven goals and 20 assists). He leads the team with 100 hits and has 58 blocked shots in 2021-22. Colton Parayko leads St. Louis in blocked shots with 119 and has registered 49 hits on the season. He has 21 points on the year (six goals and 15 assists).

Jordan Binnington has started 26 games this season. In his fifth season, he’s 13-10-3 with .904 save percentage and a 3.12 GAA. In his last two starts combined he has allowed only one goal. Ville Husso has started 19 games this year. In 2021-22 he is 13-3-2 with a .935 save percentage, which ranks second in the league and a 2.03 GAA; tied for second in the NHL. The 2018-19 Stanley Cup champion, Binnington has struggled at times this year, but Husso has shown to be an extremely capable backup, who can lead the team to victory.

New York Rangers Odds

Chris Kreider has scored 34 goals this campaign, he’s three goals behind the Maple Leafs Auston Matthews for the league lead. The Rangers winger has 48 points overall this season. New York’s number 20 leads the NHL in power play goals with 17 in 2021-22. Kreider is also a +16 and has played a physical game this year, delivering 104 hits; Ryan Reaves leads the team in hits with 196. The 10-year veteran, Kreider is +2500 to win the 2021-22 Hart Trophy. Artemi Panarin leads New York in points this season with 55 (14 goals and 42 assists). Playing his third season with the Rangers, he has 17 multi-point games in 2021-22. He has 25 points on the power play (five goals and 20 assists) and leads the club with five game winning goals this season. Panarin is +7000 to win his first Hart Trophy. Mika Zibanejad is second on the team in scoring with 54 points (20 goals and 34 assists). The center in his 11^th season, has five points in his last five games (two goals and three assists). He has 11 power play goals (tied for fourth in the NHL) and 22 points overall on the power play this season. Barclay Goodrow in his first season with the Rangers has 22 points (11 goals and 11 assists). The two-time Stanley Cup winner is a +8 while averaging 16:59 of ice time.

Adam Fox is fourth in points among defensemen in the NHL this season with 50 (seven goals and 43 assists). The second-year player is a +11 and ranks third on the team in blocked shots with 102. He’s averaging a team leading 24:26 of ice time per game. Fox is +600 to win his second consecutive Norris Trophy. Jacob Trouba leads the team in blocked shots with 119 and second on the club in hits with 144. He’s a +9 and is averaging 22:42 of ice time per game for New York. Trouba has 24 points on the season (eight goals and 16 assists). Ryan Lindgren has played in 50 games and is second on the team in blocked shots with 106. He leads the team in plus/minus at +18, while averaging 20:27 of ice time per game. On the offensive end, the fourth-year defenseman has chipped in four goals.

Goalie Igor Shesterkin has been the star of the show for the Rangers in 2021-22. On the season, he’s 25-6-3 with a .941 save percentage (first in the league) and a 1.95 GAA (tied for first in the NHL). Shesterkin is currently the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy at -150 and +800 to win the Hart Trophy. The last goalie to win the Vezina Trophy and Hart Trophy in the same season was Carey Price in the 2014-15 campaign.

St. Louis Blues Vs. New York Rangers Picks & Prediction

St. Louis is scoring 3.6 goals per game, fifth in the league and taking 30.8 shots per game, 16^th overall. Defensively the Blues are allowing 2.7 goals per game, ranked sixth in the league and 31.7 shots per game, which is 17^th overall. St. Louis is 9-4 in their last 13 meetings with the Rangers in New York. The Rangers are 17-5-3 at Madison Square Garden this season. New York is scoring 2.9 goals per game, ranking them 19^th in the NHL and attempting 28.8 shots per game, 29^th overall. On the defensive side, the Rangers are allowing 2.3 goals per game which ranks third in the NHL and yielding 32 shots a game, 21^st overall. I like New York to get back on track; after two straight losses and win this game with under 5.5 combined goals scored in this contest.

Scott Steinberg

Scott has been a sports fan since he received a New York Mets jacket as a toddler. He’s been playing fantasy baseball and football for over 20 years, dating back to Frank Thomas being one of his first fantasy baseball picks. As a professional, he has covered the NFL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB and is looked to as the go-to guy for fantasy sports amongst family, friends, and co-workers.