Philadelphia vs. St. Louis: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

The Flyers had a poor start to October and were unable to score points for a long time after their opening success in Vancouver (3:2, B). Philadelphia currently has a modest ten points in ten games, but John Tortorella men have only recently managed to break a six-game losing streak. The Flyers last played at home against Minnesota (7:5) and Montreal (3:4) and once again failed to demonstrate a solid defensive performance. In the final game of October, the hosts managed to take a shutout victory from Boston (2:0).

Sean Couturier team has not solved its problems in defense. "Phila" allows four goals per game, being one of the worst in this indicator in the entire NHL. The team does not have a main goalie and the head coach of the "Flyers" regularly tests new names in the last line. Ivan Fedotov and Ivan Kolosov were unable to surprise the club coach and played no better than other goalies.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ryan Ellis, Carter Hart, Cameron York and Ryan Johansen will not play in the upcoming match.

Interesting trends for betting

• Philadelphia has a 22.2% power play percentage.

According to statistics, the “pilots” use almost every fourth fifth attempt in the 5x4 format.

• The Flyers average 12.3 penalty minutes per game.

Philadelphia is not known for its good discipline and has many penalties in every match.

Current form

The Blues are in tenth place in the West with ten points after ten games. St. Louis played their last home games quite successfully and lost only to Winnipeg (2:3), having scored four of six possible points. The club from Missouri went on a difficult road trip, but immediately sensationally crushed Toronto (5:1). It seemed that the musicians would definitely achieve positive results in the remaining games in Canada. However, Drew Bannister charges were first crushed in Montreal (2:5), and then suffered a crushing defeat from Ottawa (1:8).

Brayden Schenn team has been terrifying defensively in their previous games in the neighboring country. Neither Jordan Binnington nor Joel Hofer have been able to contain the Sens and Habs, allowing 13 goals in 120 minutes between them. The best attacker so far is Jordan Kairu, who contributed to nine goals for the visitors in October (2+7).

Disqualifications and injuries

Matthew Joseph, Torey Krug, Nick Leddie and Robert Thomas are all out with injuries, while Kasperi Kapanen is questionable.

Interesting trends for betting

• St. Louis gets 7.5 minutes in penalty time

Guests quite often break the rules of the game and are often punished for it.

• The Blues are 10-15 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.

The "Musicians" play poorly in the second 20 minutes and allow 1.5 goals on average.