St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 10, 2024

The St. Louis Blues are on the road to face the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off losses as St. Louis (13-13-2) was defeated 4-2 on the road by Edmonton on Saturday, while Vancouver (14-8-4) lost 4-2 to Tampa Bay.

Blues vs Canucks: Head-to-head & key stats

• St. Louis is 107-67-18-12 all-time against Vancouver
• The Blues are 8-7-1 on the road
• The Canucks are allowing 3.15 goals per game
• St. Louis is averaging 2.57 goals per game
• Vancouver is averaging 3.27 goals per game
• The Blues are allowing 3.1 goals per game
• The Canucks are 4-6-3 at home

St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks: Preview

The St. Louis Blues are 3-1-1 in their last five games. They are led by Jordan Kyrou's 23 points, Pavel Buchenvich and Dylan Holloway's 17 points and Robert Thomas' 16 points.

The Blues will start Jordan Binnington who is 8-10-2 with a 2.93 GAA and a .897 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, Binnington is 5-1-2 with a 2.53 GAA and a .920 SV%.

Meanwhile, Vancouver will get Thatcher Demko back in goal for his first start of the season. He is 3-2-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .918 SV% in his career against the Blues.

The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes who has 32 points, Elias Pettersson with 24 points, Conor Garland with 23 points and Jake DeBrusk with 21 points.

Blues vs Canucks: Odds & Prediction

St. Louis is a +142 underdog while Vancouver is a -170 favorite. The over/under set at 5.5 goals.

Demko's return is a big boost for the Canucks. Kevin Lankinen has been playing great hockey recently, giving the team a solid goalie tandem.

Binnington has played well against the Canucks in his career and that should continue on Tuesday. However, the Blues offense has struggled which will be the difference in this game.

Prediction: Canucks 4, Blues 2.

Blues vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-170)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-112)

Tip 3: Jordan Kyrou 3+ shots on goal (-140)