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Rangers vs. St. Louis: NHL Match Prediction
The Rangers will meet St. Louis at home on November 26. The Cops have suffered two defeats in a row for the first time this season, so they will certainly make every effort to break the losing streak in front of their home fans. The Notes, on the other hand, have been losing in regulation time and have lost a lot of points in most of their previous meetings, so it is not surprising that they are the underdogs in this confrontation. What bet should you place on the event? You will find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference and have 25 points. The team is rightfully considered one of the main favorites of the league and has big plans for this season. It should be noted that since the beginning of the year, they have demonstrated excellent results and are often on a winning streak, but after another three successful matches in a row, they unexpectedly suffered two defeats on the road. At the same time, the Cops started the away series successfully and dealt with Seattle (2:0) and Vancouver (4:3), but then they could not cope with Calgary (2:3) and lost heavily to Edmonton - 2:6.
The match against the "oilmen" was successful only for Artemi Panarin, who scored two goals. However, in general, Peter Laviolette team completely failed the first half of the match, during which they conceded four unanswered goals, so it was almost impossible to count on a favorable outcome after that.
Let us emphasize that the club shows its best side on the home court and achieves success in most cases within 60 minutes. Also, the "blue shirts" continue to demonstrate an extremely reliable game in the 3x5 and 4x5 formats and currently have 88.7% neutralization of the opponent majority. At the same time, they themselves make good use of their attempts at numerical advantage and have a 22.5% implementation of the extra man.
Disqualifications and injuries
Chytil and Jones may not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Rangers are receiving 8.63 penalty minutes per game.
The Cops average at least four penalties per game
- The Blueshirts have a 25-20 goal-to-goal ratio in the second period.
The team concedes more goals in the second period than in the other two periods.
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis has been playing rather poorly for most of the season and it is no coincidence that it is considered an underdog in many games. The team is currently outside the playoff zone and occupies 13th place in the West. Recently, it has often remained without points and has lost to many opponents in regulation time. At the same time, victories have been hard to come by and, as a rule, it has achieved them outside the 60 minutes. Not long ago, the “Notes” lost to Carolina (1:4) on the road, and lost to Minnesota (2:4) at home and dealt with San Jose (3:2 SO) in the fight.
Having gone on the current away series of matches, they have already failed to cope with the Islanders (1:3), once again having scored only one goal. Recently, in general, Drew Bannister squad has often faced problems with scoring, and it usually failed to score even three goals. There are practically no forwards in the squad who are capable of taking the game on themselves, with the exception of Jordan Kairu and, perhaps, Pavel Buchnevich, who are the club main scorers and have scored 18 and 13 points in the goal + assist system, respectively.
It is worth mentioning that the Blues are mediocre in the majority and occupy 25th place in the league in this indicator, having 16.7% of the power play. The final game segment is the most unsuccessful for the team, in which it has a ratio of 17:29 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Broberg, Krug and Leddy will miss the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis averages 26 shots on target per game
"Notes" are not distinguished by high throwing activity, since they act as second number
- On the road, the "Notes" won two victories in regular time
The Blues have been poor away from home this season and have often lost within 60 minutes
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 2nd period: home team win
In three of the five games, the Rangers have won in the second period.
2.10Tip and bets
In our opinion, the Rangers can be considered the clear favorite in this matchup. Firstly, they are one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference and have shown stable results throughout the season, unlike the Blues, who are outside the playoff zone. Secondly, the Notes play rather poorly on the road and have already lost in regulation time six times this year. After two defeats in a row, Laviolette team will probably try to pull themselves together and give it their all, so it makes sense to bet on their victory for a similar coefficient, which will become even smaller closer to the start of the match.
Prediction - Rangers win for 1.70
Bet on individual total
St. Louis continues to demonstrate weak offensive play from match to match and usually differs by no more than two goals scored. Plus, Bannister team does not use its chances to score well in the majority. Also, the Rangers will probably try to play more reliably in defense than in recent matches, because they usually do not allow the opponent to dictate their terms and make a minimum number of mistakes in their own zone.
We bet on the individual total of St. Louis under 2.5 goals for 1.69
Total Bet
With home stands, the Rangers usually try to play active hockey and not sit back in their own zone. Previous matches with their participation were often spectacular and took place with six or more goals. Previous face-to-face meetings between the clubs were also bright and often took place with a total greater. In general, such teams should break such a total, as they say, with their eyes closed.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.75
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