NHL Prop Bets: Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues (October 6, 2026)
The St. Louis Blues (1-1-0) face the Chicago Blackhawks (0-3-0) at United Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Blackhawks opened as favorites, but the Blues have since moved into favoritism at -148 to win and +180 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Blackhawks are -218 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Blues have a 49-35 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Blackhawks hold a record of 50-35 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -120 and UNDER at +100.
- The Blues have a 36-44-4 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 36 games have gone over the total points line, 44 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Blackhawks have a 38-45-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Blues have scored 2.80 goals per game since the beginning of last season (26th in the league). Comparatively, the Blackhawks have averaged 2.53 over the same span (31st).
- Defensively, the Blues have allowed 3.10 goals per game since the beginning of last season (20th in the league), while the Blackhawks have given up an average of 3.35 goals over that span (28th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, St Louis is averaging 25.3 shots per game since the beginning of last season (29th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Chicago is allowing its opposition 30.0 shots per game (31st).
- Flipping that script, the Blues have allowed 27.8 shots per game (15th in the NHL), while the Blackhawks are averaging 24.4 shots (32nd).
Power Play
- St Louis holds a power play percentage of 17.1%, ranking 28th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Chicago sits 31st with 16.5% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Blues have a penalty kill rate of 77.5% (ranked 21st), compared to the Blackhawks at 83.0% (2nd).
P1 Result
St Louis is +170 to win the first period, while Chicago is +200.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis | 25-26-33 | 12-11-18 | 13-15-15 | |
| Chicago | 22-26-37 | 10-14-17 | 12-12-20 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +275 to go to overtime.
- The Blues have played in 16 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Blackhawks have appeared in 21.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Blues have played in 5 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Blackhawks have appeared in 8.
Last Time They Met
St Louis recorded a 5-3 victory over Chicago at United Center when these teams last met on April 11, 2026. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Ilya Mikheyev did all he could for his team, scoring 2 goals.
