NHL Prop Bets: Detroit Red Wings vs St. Louis Blues (October 31, 2026)
The St. Louis Blues (6-6-1) face the Detroit Red Wings (6-4-3) at Little Caesars Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Red Wings opened as favorites, but the Blues have since moved into favoritism at -118 to win and +220 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Red Wings are -270 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- Both teams share a 6-7 Puck Line record this season.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -125 and UNDER at +105.
- The Blues have a 6-6-1 O/U record this season (meaning six games have gone over the total points line, six have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Red Wings have a 7-6-0 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Blues are averaging 3.00 goals per game this season (T19th in the league). Comparatively, the Red Wings are averaging 2.69 (26th).
- Defensively, the Blues are giving up 2.92 goals per game this season (T9th in the league), while the Red Wings are giving up an average of 2.77 goals (6th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, St Louis is averaging 27.3 shots per game this season (18th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Detroit is allowing its opposition 25.2 shots per game (8th).
- Flipping that script, the Blues are allowing 28.1 shots per game (T20th in the NHL), while the Red Wings are averaging 29.8 shots (7th).
Power Play
- St Louis holds a power play percentage of 25.7%, ranking 8th in the league this season, while Detroit sits 14th with 21.7% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Blues have a penalty kill rate of 85.3% (ranked 6th), easily outperforming the Red Wings, who sit at 66.7% (29th).
P1 Result
St Louis is +185 to win the first period, while Detroit is +180.
- Here are their first period records in 2026/27.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis | 6-4-3 | 3-1-3 | 3-3-0 | 4-3-3 |
| Detroit | 2-7-4 | 1-4-3 | 1-3-1 | 1-5-4 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.
- The Blues have played in 17 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Red Wings have appeared in 26.
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 Red Wings have appeared in 10.
Last Time They Met
Detroit recorded a 2-5 victory over St Louis at Enterprise Center when these teams last met on October 28, 2025. Dylan Larkin led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist.
