Blues vs. Red Wings Recap: St. Louis Rallies, Raymond Shots Cash

The St. Louis Blues beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in regulation, and they did it from behind. Detroit led 3-1 after Lucas Raymond scored at 13:14 of the 2nd and 4-2 after a power-play goal early in the 3rd. Then St. Louis scored three times in a 4:38 stretch of the 3rd to take the game. Detroit outshot St. Louis 28-15, but John Gibson stopped 10 of 15 shots while Joel Hofer made 24 saves on 28. Three DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

ALT: Dylan Holloway 1+ points (-104 at FanDuel): CASHED - Our read: Holloway had cleared 1+ points in 7 of his last 10 games and 12 of his last 20. At -104 (51% implied) we had him closer to 63% from recent games. With a confidence of 63, this was a longer shot that landed. - What happened: He got there in the first 2:29. Holloway picked up an assist on Dalibor Dvorsky's backhand goal, with Justin Barron also assisting. That was his only point: 0 G, 1 A, 1 SOG, 4 hits and a +2 in 16:56 TOI, including 2:33 on the power play. He cleared the line by 0.5. - Worth watching: A near-even price on a player who keeps finding the sheet is the kind of number we like. The power-play time helps, but one assist was the whole margin, so we treat it as a price play first.

Lucas Raymond 2+ shots on goal (-330 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Raymond had 2+ shots in 12 of 13 games (3.0 per game) and in all of his last 5. We also noted Larkin, Kasper and Appleton were all out for Detroit. - What happened: Raymond put 4 shots on goal, 2.5 over the line. He also scored an unassisted wrist shot at 13:14 of the 2nd for a 3-1 lead and set up Emmitt Finnie's power-play goal at 3:29 of the 3rd. His line: 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG in 19:18 TOI (1:41 PP). - Worth watching: He is a volume shooter on a Detroit team that put 28 shots on net. The price is steep at -330, so the edge lives in the matchup and his role, not the number.

Alex DeBrincat 3+ shots on goal (-210 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: DeBrincat had 3+ shots in 10 of 13 games (3.7 per game) and 8 of his last 10, with 4, 2, 3, 4, 5 across his last five. We also noted Larkin was on IR for Detroit. - What happened: He finished with exactly 3 shots on goal, clearing the line by 0.5. He did not score or assist, and he was a -2 with 4 hits in 18:50 TOI, including 1:41 on the power play. - Worth watching: The volume showed up even on a night he was held off the scoresheet. A 3+ line that clears by a single shot is thin, so the price at the window matters.

How the game played out

Dvorsky opened the scoring at 2:29 of the 1st, and J.T. Compher answered at 8:13. Keegan Kolesar tipped one in 41 seconds into the 2nd, and Raymond made it 3-1. Jimmy Snuggerud cut it to 3-2 with a tip-in at 19:32 of the 2nd. After Finnie restored the two-goal lead on the power play, Pavel Buchnevich scored at 8:37 of the 3rd, Barron tied it at 12:57 and Aleksanteri Kaskimaki tipped in the winner at 13:15, just 18 seconds later.

Trends to watch

• Detroit outshot St. Louis by 13 and still lost. Shot volume was there for the Red Wings shooters, which is what our two shot props leaned on.
• Gibson faced only 15 shots and allowed 5. Hofer saw 28 and allowed 4. A light night of work does not always mean a quiet one for the goalie.
• Special teams tilted Detroit's way. St. Louis came up empty on three power plays, while Detroit converted one of its two chances, through Finnie.

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