Senators vs Blues Picks and Prediction – 1/4/2025

The Ottawa Senators go on the road Friday night with a game in Saint Louis, Missouri against the Saint Louis Blues. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Ottawa has been better this season with 19 wins through 36 games played on a one game winning streak following their win against the Minnesota Wild. Offensively Ottawa has been good scoring 3.06 goals on 30.4 shots per game. Defensively the Senators have been good allowing 2.83 goals on 27.5 shots per game. Tim Stutzle leads the way for the Ottawa Senators offense with 40 points and 28 assists this season. Brady Tkachuk leads the team with 16 goals on 150 shots. Linus Ullmark has been the top goalie for Ottawa this season but is out injured. Rookie goalie Leevi Merilainen has played well with 2 wins carrying a .900 save percentage. The Senators will be playing in a back-to-back road game on Friday in Saint Louis.

Saint Louis stays at home Friday night and have been average this season with a 18-21 record this season and are on a one game winning streak following their win against the Chicago Blackhawks. Offensively St. Louis has been below average scoring 2.69 goals per game. Defensively the Blues have been above average allowing 2.97 goals per game so far this year. Jordan Kyrou leads the way for the Blues offense with 32 points this year. Kyrou also leads the team with 16 goals on 113 shots. Jordan Binnington is the top goalie for St. Louis so far with 10 wins and 24 outings carrying a .897 save percentage.

The Ottawa Senators are 9-11 away from home this season, and are playing in a back-to-back road game in this matchup. Backup goaltender Leevi Merilainen is projected to possibly start in goal by some websites. The Saint Louis Blues are 7-10 at home this year. Saint Louis has gone 3-1 in the last four games played in Saint Louis against Ottawa. The Blues will have to stay out of the penalty box because of Ottawa's excellent power play. The Blues will be ready to get a first win at home after the New Years Break. Final Score Prediction, Saint Louis wins 3-1.