T.M. Selection: St Louis Blues +1.5.

I like the St Louis Blues puckline in this game against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. The Blues have lost 2 games in a row now and they are down 3-1 in the series on the brink of elimination here. I think they are going to be desperate in this game and I expect them to play their best game of the series here. They have already won a road game in this series though, it being their only win of the series, but I think they can keep this game close with a good effort. They didn't look terrible in their 2 most recent games, they still lost both games on home ice by 3 goals, but it was really just 1 period in each game that they let get away from them after having a strong start in the games. Ville Husso hasn't really looked great either since coming in for the injured Binnington but he did play a majority of their regular season games this year and I expect him to shake off his nerves and put up a better performance on home ice here. Both of the games in this series that were in Colorado were the 2 best games that the Blues played in this series. They got their 1 win 4-1 and then also lost the 1st game of this series in OT 3-2. I think this is going to be a close game just like those 2 and I expect the desperation to take over for the Blues here. They have the playoff experience on their team from when they won the Cup back in 2019 and I think they can at least put up a good fight here. I like the Blues puckline in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-3 Blues.