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St. Louis vs. Carolina: NHL Match Prediction
On October 20, St. Louis will play against Carolina on their home ice. In the last match, the "Notes" were able to please their fans and earned two points. However, the guests are also on a series of two victories in a row and clearly do not intend to give victory to their opponent. What is the best bet in this confrontation? Look for the answer in our forecast
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis is in ninth place in the Western Conference and has already earned six points. The team has already played five games in the new season. Having finished the away series with a defeat to Vegas (3:4), it returned to its home arena, where it first failed to cope with Minnesota (1:4), but in the next match with the Islanders it celebrated a victory with a score of 1:0 in overtime. Oddly enough, in the meeting with the Islanders, Bannister team did not allow any goals, although its style of play does not suggest this. However, of course, the credit for the "dry" victory lies on the shoulders of Joel Hohler, who was irresistible that evening and made 34 saves.
The decisive goal was scored by Jake Neighbors in the third minute of extra time. It should be noted that, in general, the club should be happy with such a start to the season, but it is far from certain that it will be able to earn points so regularly in the future. Plus, the "Notes" are used to playing hockey on opposite courses, which implies a large number of missed goals, and in such a situation it will be very difficult to demonstrate stability.
Disqualifications and injuries
Krug, Leddy, Lundqvist and Texier will be out with injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, St. Louis wins 54.3% of faceoffs
The "Notes" looked great on the point in the first matches and often kept it for themselves
- On average, St. Louis gets seven minutes of penalty time.
The "Notes" are sent off no more than three times per game on average, which is a good figure for the league.
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and has earned four points, although it has played only three games. In the first game, the team stumbled and lost to Tampa (1:4), but then dealt with New Jersey (4:2) and Pittsburgh (4:1), while in the last two cases they did not let in more than two goals. The Hurricanes again have everything to become one of the leaders of the East and take a place in the top three. Rod Brind'Amour team is distinguished by a reliable game in defense and always tries to return to its own zone, not giving the opponent much space. Thanks to this, the Hurricanes greatly help their goalie and remain with a minimum number of goals conceded.
By the way, last season the club was one of the best in the minority, so it should not have lost this skill during the break. However, at the moment Brind'Amour team has only 78.4% of the extra man neutralization and occupies the 15th place in the league in this indicator. But goalies Kochetkov and Andersen are in good shape, they are great substitutes for each other and make many saves from match to match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jesper Fast will not take part in the match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Carolina allows no more than 25 shots on goal
The team tries to neutralize the threat already in the middle zone and allows the opponent very few shots on goal
- Carolina is averaging 24 hits per game.
Opponents are forced to play without the puck, so they carry out a lot of power plays against the "hurricanes"
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the three previous matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 2nd period: away team win
In the previous two meetings, Carolina won in the second period.
2.35Tip and bets
We think that Carolina has every chance to earn two points in this match. The Hurricanes look stronger and more disciplined than their opponents. Due to their more reliable defense, the visitors have more opportunities to succeed in the upcoming confrontation. Plus, the Hurricanes finished most of their previous face-to-face matches against the Blues in their favor in regulation time.
Prediction - Carolina win for 2.10
Bet on individual total
In the previous meeting, St. Louis was left without goals at all and was able to score the only goal outside the 60 minutes. Carolina is distinguished by a reliable game in defense and rarely misses more than one or two goals. By the way, in four of the previous five matches against the Hurricanes, the hosts could not score three or more goals.
We bet on the individual total of St. Louis under 2.5 goals for 1.95
Total Bet
"St. Louis" played the last match without goals. "Carolina" also played the last matches without results and finished them, as a rule, with less than six goals scored. By the way, two of the last three meetings between the teams also passed with a total less. Based on this, we suggest betting on the minimum number of goals.
We take the total under six goals for 1.70
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