The St. Louis Blues are the #1 seed team in the Western Conference standings after finishing with a 42-19-10. This is their 8th playoff spot in the last 9 seasons. The offense is led by Ryan O’Reilly 61 points including 49 helpers. David Perron and Brayden Schenn scored 25 goals this season, a team-high. Perron had 60 total. Jordan Binnington posted a 30-13-7 record with a 2.56 GAA and a .912 save percentage. Jake Allen posted a 12-6-3 mark with a 2.15 GAA and .927 save percentage.

The Colorado Avalanche are the #2 seed in the West, with a 42-20-8. The Avalanche offense is led by Nathan MacKinnon with 35 goals and 58 assists. Cale Makar had 50 points and 38 assists and Andre Burakovsky and Gabriel Landeskog had 20-goal seasons. Pavel Francouz, 21-7-4 with a 2.41 GAA and .923 save percentage, and Philipp Grubauer, 18-12-4 with a 2.63 GAA and .916 save percentage, shared goaltending duties this season.
Both sides have combined for at least seven goals in three of the four head-to-head meetings this season. I look for a tight game but with both teams scoring enough to put this game over the total.

Play on the OVER.