LiontipsSt. Louis vs Colorado. Predictions and Betting Tips for NHL (April 23, 2021).
Command Analysis
St. Louis are having a tough season this year, but nevertheless, they have an excellent chance of making the playoffs. The team occupies fifth place in the standings, but they are only separated from fourth Arizona by only one point, plus have four games in hand. We should mention, that they have broken this winning streak when the Blues lost to Colorado (3:4) and to the Coyotes (2:3).
In both cases, Craig Berube's charges looked good, and fought back bravely, but couldn't equalize the score in regulation time. Oddly enough, at home the Blues have only won five times out of 21 in regulation time.
Colorado is in second place in the standings and throughout the season remains one of the leaders of the Western Division. The team is often on a winning streak and right now has a successful run of four victories. It is also worth mentioning, that the team was forced to skip one week due to quarantine.
Perhaps this will have a negative effect on their form, but at the same time that was rest time, much needed to recover and regroup. Colorado, let's not forget, are one of the best teams in the division in terms of attack and, at the same time, they are the best in defense - a winning combination. Although away Colorado's performance is slightly worse than at home.
Trends
Ставка1st period: total over 1.5
In four H2H games out of five, more than one goal has been scored in the first period.
Ставка2nd period: Colorado to score
In three of their five games against St. Louis, Colorado have scored in the second period.
Tip and bets
Colorado is back after a week's break, but we do not think that this will seriously affect their form. The team is stronger than St. Louis this season and has proven that more than once, even in away games. St. Louis, unlike its rival, lacks stability, so we propose to bet on guests.
Second prediction - Colorado to win.
If we look at the history of the teams' head-to-head games, we will see that the matches often turn out to be goalless struggles. In addition, Colorado Avalanche have demonstrated excellent defensive play this season and are the least-conceding club in the division.
Our second bet is total under 5.5 goals.
