Ottawa vs. St. Louis. NHL Match Prediction and Bets

Current form

Ottawa is currently outside the playoff zone and occupies 13th place in the East. At the beginning, the team managed without two defeats in a row and usually alternated successful matches with failures. However, in the last two meetings, it lost in regulation time. First, the Senators lost to Vegas in a tough fight (4:6), and then lost to Colorado with a disappointing score of 4:5. At the same time, in both cases, they had an excellent chance to earn points, but twice they played poorly at the end of the third period, in which they conceded three goals in a row. But the Canadians themselves demonstrate excellent efficiency and score at least three or four goals from match to match.

Brady Tkachuk remains the club leading scorer, with 11 goals and assists, but Drake Batherson has also been great, scoring five goals. Travis Green team also continues to show an incredibly powerful power play and currently has a 40% power play rate, ranking second in the league in this indicator. The club most successful performance is the first period, in which it often gains a minimal advantage, but subsequently cannot maintain it due to mediocre defense.

Disqualifications and injuries

Pinto, Segar and Zub will be out due to injuries.

Interesting trends for betting

• Ottawa is getting 7.13 penalty minutes per game.

The Senators play pretty disciplined and don't break the rules in simple situations.

• According to statistics, Canadians perform at least 29 power plays per game

Ottawa leads the league in average hits

Current form

St. Louis is in eighth place in the Western Conference and can be more or less satisfied with its current position. The team, of course, does not have long winning streaks, but it does not allow itself to lose several games in a row. Previously, it exclusively alternated victories with losses. On home ice, the Blues could not cope with Winnipeg (2:3), beat Toronto (5:1) on the road and lost to Montreal with a score of 2:5. The main problem of the Notes is that they concede a lot, because on average, at least three pucks end up in their net. They act on counter-courses, but they themselves are far from always able to score a lot.

That is why the most productive period for St. Louis is the second game period, in which it concedes more than in all other periods. It is also worth mentioning that the club needs to improve its power play implementation, since today it has only 15%. Oddly enough, this season Drew Bannister team earns points more often on the road than on home ice. In addition, on foreign courts the team acts more freely, due to which it demonstrates better efficiency. There are currently no clear leaders in the team who have pulled away significantly in statistics, and each attacking trio creates and realizes approximately the same number of moments.

Disqualifications and injuries

Thomas, Krug and Leddy will not play in the upcoming match.

Interesting trends for betting

• St. Louis is allowing an average of 31 shots on goal.

The "Notes" play freely on defense and allow a lot of shots on their goal.

• "Notes" have 75% neutralization of most opponents

The Blues are mediocre in the 4v5 format and regularly concede goals while shorthanded.