Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues 3/21/23 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings will be heading to enterprise Center on Tuesday, where they will take on the St. Louis Blues. The Red Wings currently hold the seventh seed in the Atlantic Division, having a 30-29-9 record this year. Detroit has lost two consecutive games heading into Tuesday, most recently losing to the Avalanche 5-1. Pius Suter was the lone goal scorer for Detroit, while Ville Husso made 16 saves in the loss. The Red Wings are taking on the Florida Panthers on Monday night, they will then head to St. Louis for a back-to-back.

Magnus Hellburg is confirmed to be the starting goaltender for the Red Wings on Tuesday, this season he has a 4-7-1 record through 12 starts. Dylan Larkin has been the Red Wings star this year, he leads Detroit with 25 goals and 40 assists. The Red Wings have actually been a solid defensive team, led by their top defenceman Moritz Seider. Detroit struggles to generate offense, as they lack pure goal scorers on their roster.

The St. Louis Blues have a record of 31-33-5 this season, placing them in sixth place in the Central Division. The Blues enter Tuesday on a two game win streak, after defeating the Jets 3-0 on Sunday night. Blues rookie goaltender Joel Hofer made 33 saves in his impressive shutout win against Winnipeg, while Kasperi Kapanen picked up a goal and an assist on the offensive end.

Jordan Binnington is expected to be the starting netminder for St. Louis on Tuesday, he has a 22-24-5 record this season as he is coming off of his recent suspension. Jordan Kyrou continues his great season for the Blues, scoring a team-high 31 goals and 65 points. Pavel Buchnevich has been having a breakout year for the Blues, he has put up 65 points in just 54 games this year. The Blues are a slightly below average offensive team, however they rank in the bottom 6 for goals allowed.