Blues at Jets 4/10/19 - NHL Playoffs Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Blues open their first round NHL Western Conference best of seven playoff series on the road against the Winnipeg Jets. The Blues ended their regular season third in the Central Division with 99 points. St. Louis defeated the Vancouver Canucks in their last game of the season 3-2 in a shootout, but fell one point short of the division title that was won by Nashville.

Winnipeg ended the regular season tied on points with St. Louis at 99 but won the head-to-head battle with the Blues to receive home ice advantage in the first round series. The Jets defeated the Arizona Coyotes in their final game of the regular season 4-2. Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele each scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the Jets. Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues in goals scored with 33. Ryan O’Reilly leads in assists with 49 and points scored with 77. Goalie Jordan Binnington is 24-5-1 with a goals against average of 1.89 and save percentage of .927. St. Louis is 15th in goals scored per game at 2.98 and 5th in goals against at 2.68.

Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in goals scored with 38. Blake Wheeler is the leader in assists with 71 and points with 91. Connor Hellebuyck is 34-23-3 with a goal’s against average of 2.90 and save percentage of .913. Winnipeg this season is 7th in goals scored per game at 3.29 and 15th in goals against at 2.96.