St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 4/5/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

The St. Louis Blues (31-31-12) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Colorado Avalanche (49-15-10).

The St. Louis Blues were on the losing side of the ice with a 2-1 defeat to the Kings their last time out. St. Louis accrued 11 penalty minutes for this contest. Moreover, they had 3 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. The Blues didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the outing, they scored on 1 of the 24 shots they put on net.

St. Louis Blues opponents have recorded 205 power play tries (26th in the NHL) and have tallied 51 goals in those chances. The Blues so far have had 2,035 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .887. St. Louis has attempted 1,866 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.5%. While playing at even strength, the Blues have surrendered 179 goals while earning 162 themselves. St. Louis steps onto the ice with 191 power play opportunities and they have notched 33 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 17.28%. For the year, they have scored 74 points and their points percentage comes in at .500. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the St. Louis Blues have notched 195 goals (29th in hockey) for the season and have allowed 230.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have tallied 1,021 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.80. Binnington has been in net for 375 matchups throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .904 for his 17,899 minutes on the ice. He has earned a record of 185-135-43 and he was named the starter in 364 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Binnington has tallied 192 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .527. Binnington has had 10,598 shots taken against him and has accrued 9,577 saves.

In their last outing, Colorado faced off against the Canucks in a matchup where the Avalanche ended up taking the loss by a final score of 8-6. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Avalanche notched 6 goals of the 30 shots on goal they took.

Colorado has taken 2,501 shots (1st in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.20%, while allowing the other team 1,937 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 83.49% on the other teams 212 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.3%. They have earned 240 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 17.92%. The Avalanche have accumulated 237 goals at even strength and 43 goals (19th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 187 goals to be scored by way of 152 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 280 goals, 108 points, in addition to a points percentage of .730.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Scott Wedgewood defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.84 goals per contest and he has relinquished 497 goals overall. Wedgewood's quality start percentage comes out to 54.3% and he has accumulated 95 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has made the start in 175 games and has played 8,258 minutes. Wedgewood is the owner of a career mark of 89-60-30 and has participated in 195 games. He has recorded 4,912 stops out of 5,409 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .908.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis

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