NHL Prop Bets: St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets (October 10, 2026)
The Columbus Blue Jackets (2-1-0) face the St. Louis Blues (1-2-1) at Enterprise Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.
- The Blue Jackets have a 42-43 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Blues hold a record of 49-37 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.
- The Blue Jackets have a 38-45-2 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 38 games have gone over the total points line, 45 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Blues have a 36-45-5 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Blue Jackets have scored 3.00 goals per game since the beginning of last season (18th in the league). Comparatively, the Blues have averaged 2.78 over the same span (27th).
- Defensively, the Blue Jackets have allowed 3.06 goals per game since the beginning of last season (16th in the league), while the Blues have given up an average of 3.10 goals over that span (17th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Columbus is averaging 29.4 shots per game since the beginning of last season (6th in the NHL). Meanwhile, St Louis is allowing its opposition 27.7 shots per game (T15th).
- Flipping that script, the Blue Jackets have allowed 28.8 shots per game (23rd in the NHL), while the Blues are averaging 25.3 shots (28th).
Power Play
- Columbus holds a power play percentage of 19.0%, ranking 22nd in the league since the beginning of last season, while St Louis sits 27th with 17.3% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Blue Jackets have a penalty kill rate of 75.9% (ranked 28th), compared to the Blues at 77.6% (21st).
P1 Result
Columbus is +175 to win the first period, while St Louis is +185.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 36-22-27 | 25-7-12 | 11-15-15 | |
| St Louis | 27-26-33 | 13-11-18 | 14-15-15 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.
- The Blue Jackets have played in 25 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Blues have appeared in 17.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Blue Jackets have played in 11 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Blues have appeared in 5.
Last Time They Met
Columbus recorded a 5-3 victory over St Louis at Enterprise Center when these teams last met on January 31, 2026. Kent Johnson led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 1 assist. The Blue Jackets have now won six straight against the Blues.
