Blues at Canucks 1/27/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Blues look to bounce back from a pair of losses when they visit the Vancouver Canucks in the first game following the All-Star Game break. St Louis is 30-11-8 with 68 points following a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Blues lead the Central division by six points over second place Colorado, but have to bounce back following two straight losses prior to the break.

David Perrone leads the Blues with 21 goals and 49 points, while Ryan O'Reilly is the assists leader with 34. St Louis is scoring an average of 3.22 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.67 goals per game. Jordan Binnington is 22-8-5 in goal for St. Louis with a goals-against average of 2.58 and save percentage of .912.

The Vancouver Canucks entered the All-Star Game break riding a two-game winning streak following its 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Vancouver is 27-18-4 with 58 points and sits in first place in the Pacific Division one point ahead of Edmonton, Calgary, Arizona, and Vegas. The Canucks were led in their victory last Saturday over the Sharks by Tanner Pearson who scored a power play goal and added one assist.

Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in goals scored with 21, in assists with 30 and points with 51. Vancouver is scoring an average of 3.24 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.02 goals per game. Jacob Markstrom is 18-13-3 in goal for Vancouver with a goals-against average of 2.71 and save percentage of .916.