New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues 4/9/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO will welcome the New York Islanders Saturday night for a  matchup with the St. Louis Blues. New York comes into Saturday night playing well as of late following a 3-2 lost to the Dallas Stars that ended a lengthy win streak. Goalie Semyon Varlamov struggled to the net for New York against Dallas posting a .925 save percentage after allowing three goals on 40 shots in just under 58 minutes on the ice.

Offensively this season New York has been a below average team averaging only 2.77 goals per game on 29 shots as a team. Brock Nelson is the offensive leader for New York posting a team high 50 points to go along with a team leading 33 goals on 143 shots. Mathew Barzal Is the top set up man for New York with 35 assists this year.

The St. Louis Blues will play their third consecutive home game Saturday night riding a three game win streak after a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. Brayden Schenn was the motor within the St. Louis offense against Seattle posting two assists in the game, while 4 different Blues players punched in one goal each.

The St. Louis Offense has been the team's biggest strength this season as the Blues average 3.6 goals per game on 30.6 shots. Jordan Kyrou is the scoring leader for St. Louis this season with 63 points, while Robert Thomas is the top set up man with 44 assists on the year. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored a team high 25 goals on 199 shots.