St. Louis at Detroit

St. Louis was shut out in back-to-back games, 4-0 by Carolina and 2-0 by Montreal, before beating Boston 4-1 on Thursday. Over 13 games, the Blues have scored 39 goals, averaging 3.0 per game, and allowed 38, or 2.9 per game. I start with Detroit's offense, which scores 2.69 goals a game, 26th in the NHL, and has scored 10 of its 35 goals on the power play. Detroit's defense allows 2.77 goals a game, sixth in the league, on 25.2 shots against, eighth-fewest. St. Louis puts 27.3 shots on net per game, so the Blues aren't coming in with a volume advantage. The Blues kill penalties at 85.29%, sixth in the NHL, which takes away much of the offense Detroit has found. The Red Wings beat Chicago 4-1 on Thursday, a game with five combined goals. Detroit has been held to two goals or fewer in five of its 13 games, and I'm on the UNDER this afternoon.