Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues 2/25/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/24/2022 at 10:53 PM ET

Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues 2/25/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Buffalo Sabres will continue a road trip Thursday night as they travel to St. Louis, MO to take on the Saint Louis Blues. Buffalo is 16-28-8 on the year riding a four game losing streak following a 4-0 loss to Montreal last game out. Goalie Craig Anderson was terrible in the net for Buffalo posting a .893 save percentage after allowing three goals on 28 shots in just under 60 minutes on the ice.

For the season Buffalo has been a below average offense scoring 2.62 goals per game on 29.4 shots. Tage Thompson leads the Buffalo offense with 38 points this season to go along with a team high twenty goals on 148 shots. Rasmus Dahlin leads the way with 25 assists including eleven on the power play.

The Saint Louis Blues return home Thursday night on fire as of late winners of four the last five games played including two in a row following a 4-1 win over Philadelphia. Jordan Bennington was dominant in the net for Saint Louis with a .962 save percentage after stopping 25 of 26 shots in the full 60 minutes on the ice.

Ivan Barbashev led the way for the Saint Louis offense with one goal and one assist in just under 15 minutes on the ice. Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn chipped in one goal each, while Nikko Mikola added two assists to round out the Saint Louis scoring.

Saint Louis is by far the better team in this matchup, and it will show from early in the game. Look for Saint Louis to use a far superior offense to overwhelm a struggling Buffalo team Thursday night at home. St. Louis will coast to an easy win to extend their win streak and get the cover. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis wins and covers 4-1.