Columbus Blue Jackets vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 10/10/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Blue Jackets Hockey Network, Blue Note+

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+105) Blues (-125)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0) are headed to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Blues (1-2-1). The odds on this game have Columbus at +105 and St. Louis is priced at -125. The total is set at 5.5.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 defeat to the Mammoth in the last game they played. Columbus had 8 penalty minutes for this matchup. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances but didn't net one. The Blue Jackets could have played much better offensively in this defeat. In the game, they converted 1 out of the 18 shots they looked to score on.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Columbus Blue Jackets have racked up 7 goals (29th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 7. For the current season, they have scored 2 points and their points percentage comes in at .500. Columbus comes into tonight with 5 power play opportunities and they have notched 2 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 40.00%. At even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed 4 goals while scoring 5 themselves. Columbus has attempted 42 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 16.7%. The Blue Jackets have had 57 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .877. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have amassed 9 power play opportunities (31st in professional hockey) and have scored 3 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jet Greaves. For his career, Greaves is sitting with 49 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .653. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 192 minutes on the ice. Greaves has seen 2,311 shots taken against him and has amassed 2,108 saves. Opponents have racked up 203 goals against Greaves in his career and his goals against rate is 2.71. He has amassed a record of 37-29-11 and he was named the starter in 75 games. Greaves has taken the ice for 78 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, St. Louis went up against the Sharks in an outing where the Blues ended up losing by a score of 3-2. The Blues scored 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

So far this season, the St. Louis Blues have notched a total of 9 goals, 3 points, in addition to a points percentage of .375. They have allowed 13 goals to be scored by way of 12 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. The Blues have 8 goals at even strength and 1 goal (28th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 10 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 10.00%. St. Louis has attempted 103 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.74%, while allowing the opposition 109 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 92.86% on their opponents 14 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.1%.

For the opposition you are going to see Joel Hofer defending the goal. Hofer is the owner of a career mark of 60-36-11 and has participated in 118 games. Hofer's quality start percentage comes out to 59.6% and he has made 65 quality starts in his NHL career. He has a tally of 2,861 saves out of 3,147 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .909. The opposition is averaging 2.64 goals per contest and he has yielded 288 goals in total. He has made the start in 109 games and has played for a total of 272 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (-125)

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