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NHL Prop Bets: Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues (April 5, 2026)

The St. Louis Blues (32-31-12) face the Colorado Avalanche (50-15-10) at Ball Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Sunday's matchup.

  • The Blues have a 42-33 Puck Line record this season, while the Avalanche hold a record of 38-37.

The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.

  • The Blues have a 31-40-4 O/U record this season (meaning 31 games have gone over the total points line, 40 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Avalanche also have a 31-40-4 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Blues are averaging 2.68 goals per game this season (29th in the league). Comparatively, the Avalanche are averaging +1.1 more at 3.76 goals (1st).
  • Defensively, the Blues are giving up 3.09 goals per game this season (23rd in the league), while the Avalanche are giving up an average of 2.49 goals (1st).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, St Louis is averaging 25.3 shots per game this season (30th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Colorado is allowing its opposition 26.0 shots per game (5th).
  • Flipping that script, the Blues are allowing 27.5 shots per game (13th in the NHL), while the Avalanche are averaging 33.6 shots (1st).

Power Play

  • St Louis holds a power play percentage of 17.9%, ranking 24th in the league this season, while Colorado sits 25th with 17.8% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Blues have a penalty kill rate of just 75.6% (ranked 28th), compared to the Avalanche at 83.6% (2nd).

P1 Result

St Louis is +250 to win the first period, while Colorado is +130.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    St Louis 24-22-29 12-8-17 12-14-12 1-3-6
    Colorado 32-16-27 16-8-13 16-8-14 4-3-3

To Go To Overtime

Sunday's matchup is +300 to go to overtime.

  • The Blues have played in 16 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Avalanche have also appeared in 16.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Blues have played in 5 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Avalanche have appeared in 9.

Last Time They Met

Colorado recorded a 1-6 beatdown over St Louis at Ball Arena when these teams last met on December 31. Valeri Nichushkin led the way to that result, scoring 3 goals. That result snapped the Blues' three-game winning streak against the Avalanche.