Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues: Game preview, predictions and odds

Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 1, 2025

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The Detroit Red Wings are on the road to face the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off wins on Saturday as Detroit (34-33-6) won 2-1 over Boston and St. Louis (40-28-7) defeated Colorado 2-1.

Red Wings vs Blues: Head-to-head & key stats

Detroit is 128-119-37-9 all-time against St. Louis
The Red Wings are 15-17-3 on the road
St. Louis is allowing 2.81 goals per game
Detroit is averaging 2.83 goals per game
The Blues are averaging 3 goals per game
The Red Wings are allowing 3.12 goals per game
St. Louis is 20-14-3 at home

Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues: Preview

Detroit is unlikely to make the playoffs as it has struggled after the 4 Nations break. The team is led by Lucas Raymond's 73 points and Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Larkin's 62 points each.

The Red Wings are expected to start Cam Talbot who is 18-17-3 with a 2.94 GAA and a .900 SV%. In his career against the Blues, he is 8-10-6 with a 3.11 GAA and a .895 SV%.

Meanwhile, St. Louis has been one of the hottest teams in the NHL and is firmly in a playoff spot. The Blues will start Jordan Binnington who is 25-21-4 with a 2.70 GAA and a .901 SV%. In his career against Detroit, he is 3-2 with a 3.45 GAA and a .874 SV%.

They are led by Robert Thomas who has 68 points, Dylan Holloway and Jordan Kyrou with 62 points each and Pavel Buchenvich with 48 points.

Red Wings vs Blues: Odds & Prediction

Detroit is a +145 underdog while St. Louis is a -175 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

St. Louis should be able to cruise to a lopsided win. The Blues are playing well defensively and in the net, and its offense is also clicking.

Look for the Blues to get out to an early lead and get a big victory at home.

Prediction: Blues 4, Red Wings 2.

Red Wings vs Blues: Betting Tips

Tip 1: St. Louis ML (-175)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-125)

Tip 3: Alex DeBrincat 3+ shots on goal (-135)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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