St. Louis at New York

A pair of strong defensive teams clash in New York. St. Louis is a defensive-first team under coach Ken Hitchcock, sixth in the NHL in goals allowed, second in penalty killing. They are off a 1-0 win over the Kings, part of a 5-1-2 run UNDER the total. The offense has dried up for the Blues with three goals over their past three games, but focusing on that defense keeps them in most games, especially on the road where they have a winning record. The Blues have just four players with at least three goals and St. Louis is 19-7-1 UNDER the total playing on two days of rest. They head to New York, a strong all-around squad ranked #10 in the league in goals allowed. The Rangers shut down the talented Tampa Bay offense the last game, allowing one goal, and this shapes up as a stellar defensive duel. Play St. Louis/NY Rangers UNDER the total.