St. Louis vs. Toronto: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

"St. Louis" is in 13th place in the Western Conference and has managed to earn 10 points. However, if the team continues to show such results, it may even end up on one of the last lines of the tournament table. Now things are going mediocrely. Let us recall that the "Notes" are on a series of three defeats and cannot find their game. On the road, they lost to "Montreal" (2:5), were defeated by "Ottawa" (1:8) and also failed to cope with "Philadelphia" in the final match - 1:2.

It should be emphasized that in most of the previous meetings, Drew Bannister team showed mediocre results and usually could not open the opponent defense more than once or twice. On the home court, things are a little better in terms of results, but the "blues" still do not indulge their fans with a huge number of goals. The club also has serious problems with playing in unequal compositions, especially in the 5x4 format, in which it has only 15.4% of the implementation. As a rule, the team scores a lot of goals during the second twenty minutes, but in response, it also misses an indecently large number. The main scorers in the team are Jordan Kairu and Philip Broberg, each of whom earned nine points in the goal + pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Joseph, Thomas, Kapanen, Krug and Leddy will not take part in the upcoming meeting due to injury

Interesting trends for betting

• Statistically, St. Louis receives 7.36 penalty minutes per game.

"Noty" remains one of the most disciplined clubs and tries not to break the rules in simple situations

• St. Louis has a 73.3% power play neutralization rate

The Blues are weak on penalties and allow their opponents to score on average every fourth attempt.

Current form

Toronto is back in the playoff zone and currently occupies the seventh line in the East. The team is gradually trying to get into top shape. After a series of three defeats, it pulled itself together and achieved success in two games in a row. First, it managed to deal with Winnipeg (6:4) on the road, and then on home ice it proved its superiority over Seattle, beating it with a score of 4:1. It should be noted that the Leafs often count on open and productive hockey, because they have a powerful offensive line, but at the same time they demonstrate a rather weak game in defense.

Usually, at least three or four pucks end up in their net, especially when they play away. Craig Berube team is most successful in the second twenty minutes, which is generally not surprising, because when the game is played with the far benches, there is more space for skilled players who skillfully use it. But in the majority, the club still shows a very weak game and does not use its numerical advantage well. At the moment, it ranks last in the league in this indicator and has only 8.8% of the power play. No matter what changes the head coach makes in the majority unit, the situation does not change for the better.

Disqualifications and injuries

Dewar, Mermis, Jarnkrok, Klingberg and Hakanpaa will not play in this matchup due to injury

Interesting trends for betting

• Toronto averages at least 31 shots on target per game

The Leafs spend a lot of time in the offensive zone and try to shoot from anywhere.

• Toronto is 8-12 on goals scored and allowed in the third period.

The Leafs are having a weak third period and are slowing down as the final buzzer sounds.