St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction: Jackets to lose again

Columbus lost to Tampa Bay and will now face St. Louis in a back-to-back format. Will the Blue Jackets allow a second loss in two days? Let's pick a few bets at once.

Last season turned out quite well for Craig Berube's team. The Blues made it to the conference semifinals, losing there to the future champion, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Clearly, the goal for the new championship can only be the conference finals – that is, one-round progress.

Among the off-season transfers, David Perron's departure from St. Louis stands out. The longtime leader of the Blues moved to Detroit.

Tampa Bay lost their first game of the season, so they were extra motivated to face Columbus. Naturally, the Blue Jackets were down 2-5. Both goals were scored in the first period. It was Brad Larsen's team's second straight loss since the start of the championship. Prior to that, Columbus lost to Carolina 1-4.

• St. Louis: –
• Columbus: Joonas Korpisalo, Patrik Laine, Elvis Merzlikins will not play.

Columbus will have a back-to-back, so there is virtually no chance of success in the upcoming game. In addition, St. Louis lost to the Blue Jackets in the preseason 0-7 and clearly expects to avenge that failure. Craig Berube's team is going to play bright and attacking hockey even without David Perron and, most likely, will display their best qualities against a tired Columbus on the second day.

Prediction: St. Louis will win.

Betting options:

• H1 (-0.75) for 1.885;
• ITO1 (3.5) for 1.90;
• W1 by 3 pucks for 5.50.

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