The St. Louis Blues (41-28-7) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (30-34-11) at Enterprise Center on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Blues have won nine straight at home.

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Get ready for this matchup with a look at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Thursday's game.

The Penguins have gone 6-3-1 over their past 10 games, scoring 34 goals while conceding 31 in that time. On 22 power-play opportunities during that span, they have scored six goals (27.3%).

Blues vs. Penguins Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this contest calls for a final score of Blues 4, Penguins 2.

Moneyline Pick: Blues (-218)
Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Blues (-1.5)

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Blues Splits and Trends

The Blues (41-28-7 overall) have an 11-7-18 record in contests that have required overtime.
St. Louis is 16-7-6 (38 points) in its 29 games decided by one goal.
Looking at the 13 times this season the Blues ended a game with only one goal, they have a 1-9-3 record, good for five points.
St. Louis has scored exactly two goals in 19 games this season (6-11-2 record, 14 points).
The Blues are 34-6-2 in the 42 games when they have scored at least three goals (to record 70 points).
In the 28 games when St. Louis has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it registered 29 points after finishing 13-12-3.
In the 31 games when it outshot its opponent, St. Louis is 19-12-0 (38 points).
The Blues' opponents have had more shots in 39 games. The Blues went 18-15-6 in those contests (42 points).

Penguins Splits and Trends

The Penguins have a 10-11-21 record in overtime games this season and a 30-34-11 overall record.
Pittsburgh has earned 31 points (13-4-5) in its 22 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
This season the Penguins registered just one goal in 13 games and they've earned two points (1-12-0) in those contests.
Pittsburgh has earned nine points (2-10-5 record) this season when scoring two goals .
The Penguins have scored three or more goals 40 times, earning 60 points from those matchups (27-7-6).
This season, Pittsburgh has recorded a lone power-play goal in 28 games and registered 27 points with a record of 11-12-5.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Pittsburgh is 13-12-5 (31 points).
The Penguins have been outshot by opponents 42 times this season, and earned 38 points in those games.

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