The St. Louis Blues (31-27-7) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (26-31-10) at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Blues fell to the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime in their last game, while the Penguins are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

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Here's our pick for who will claim the victory in Thursday's matchup.

Over the last 10 contests, the Penguins are 3-6-1. They have totaled 26 goals, while allowing their opponents to score 39. They have gone on the power play 25 times during that span, and have capitalized with five goals (20.0% of opportunities).

Blues vs. Penguins Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this matchup predicts a final tally of Blues 4, Penguins 3.

Moneyline Pick: Blues (-116)
Total Pick: Over 6 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Penguins (+1.5)

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Blues Splits and Trends

The Blues (31-27-7 overall) have a 9-7-16 record in games that have required overtime.
In the 25 games St. Louis has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 12-7-6 record (good for 30 points).
The 13 times this season the Blues finished a game with just one goal, they went 1-9-3 (five points).
St. Louis has taken 10 points from the 17 games this season when it scored a pair of goals (4-11-2 record).
The Blues have scored more than two goals 33 times, and are 26-5-2 in those games (to register 54 points).
In the 24 games when St. Louis has scored a single power-play goal, it went 9-12-3 to record 21 points.
When it has outshot opponents, St. Louis is 13-11-0 (26 points).
The Blues have been outshot by opponents in 35 games, going 14-15-6 to register 34 points.

Penguins Splits and Trends

The Penguins (26-31-10 overall) have posted a record of 9-10-19 in games that have gone to OT this season.
Pittsburgh has earned 29 points (12-4-5) in its 21 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
This season the Penguins scored just one goal in 11 games and they lost every time.
When Pittsburgh has scored two goals this season, they've earned nine points (2-9-5 record).
The Penguins have scored three or more goals in 35 games, earning 53 points from those contests.
This season, Pittsburgh has scored a single power-play goal in 26 games has a record of 9-12-5 in those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Pittsburgh is 12-12-5 (29 points).
The Penguins have been outshot by opponents 35 times this season, and earned 31 points in those games.

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