The Florida Panthers head to Missouri on Thursday night to face the St. Louis Blues. Florida had a three-game winning streak snapped in their last outing and they will try to get back into the win column here against a Blues team that in the midst of a long losing streak. Can St. Louis end their losing run with a victory on home ice? Continue reading for my Panthers vs Blues prediction right here.
Our Panthers vs Blues Pick
Confidence: 4/5
Game Snapshot
- Matchup: Florida Panthers vs St. Louis Blues
- Date & Time: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
- Broadcast: ESPN+
Key Storylines
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- Florida is 3-2 in their last five games. They had a three-game winning streak snapped in their most recent outing against the Utah Mammoth and will try to bounce back here.
- The Blues have dropped five straight games and they sit at the bottom of the Central Division standings. St. Louis has the second-worst goal differential in the NHL, sitting ahead of only the Vancouver Canucks in that department.
Goaltending
- Panthers: Sergei Bobrovsky comes into this game at 20-15-1 with a 3.08 goals-against average and a .874 save percentage. He is expected to get the nod again in this game after taking a loss to the Mammoth last time out.
- Blues: Joel Hofer enter this game at 11-10-3 with a 2.78 goals-against average, .902 save percentage, and 4 shutouts. St. Louis has often leaned on Hofer in January after multiple strong starts, and he has been decent despite the lack of winning being done by the Blues.
Key skaters
- Florida leaders: Sam Reinhart is leading the Panthers with 26 goals and 50 points. Carter Verhaeghe has 25 assists to lead Florida. Matthew Tkachuk has returned to action and adds a high-volume scorer on the right side for the two-time defending champs.
- St. Louis leaders: Robert Thomas has 33 points this season, but remains on injured reserve. Jake Neighbours leads the team with 12 goals and is listed as day-to-day. Jordan Kyrou is also day-to-day, as injuries are impacting several of the top contributors for the Blues going into this matchup.
Betting Trends & H2H
- Season series: St. Louis leads 1-0 after a 6-2 win in Florida on December 20.
- The Panthers are 14-10-0 on the road going into this matchup.
- St. Louis enters Thursday’s play with a 12-10-6 record on home ice.
- The Blues are 26-26 on the puckline heading into this contest.
- Florida is just 19-32 on the puckline this season.
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