This is an 8* play on the St. Louis Blues.

The Blues lost to the Canucks in the first round last year. St. Louis has its top three-scorers returning and Jordan Binnington is back in net. St. Louis is one of the deepest, most talented teams in the league and I think it'll pull off the minor upset on the road here.

Colorado made it to the second round of the playoffs last year. The Avs did much better than almost anyone could have predicted last season, but this is still a young team and I think that a small amount of regression could be in order here for the Avs this year.

Note that the Blues are also 7-3 in their last ten on the road. Home ice advantage doesn't mean anything during the Pandemic. Great value on what I feel is the better team.

The play is St. Louis!

Good luck, NP