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St. Louis vs. Rangers: NHL Match Prediction
On December 16, St. Louis will play a home game against the Rangers. The hosts, oddly enough, are the underdogs in this matchup, even though the Cops have not been playing well lately and have been losing a lot of points. Plus, the previous meeting between the teams ended in favor of the Blues with a score of 5:2, and back then they were playing away. Will the Notes be able to please their fans this time? What bet is better to make? You will find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis is currently in 12th place in the Western Conference and is temporarily outside the playoff zone. The team has been alternating successful matches with defeats lately and could not get into the series. They dealt with Calgary on the road (4:3 OT), lost to Edmonton (2:4), and after a tough away victory over Vancouver (4:3 OT), the Notes lost to San Jose (3:4) on their home ice, although they were considered the favorites of that confrontation.
Of course, after the change of head coach, the Blues improved their results and began to look better than before, but they still need to improve their game in defense, since on average, at least three pucks end up in their net. They also score a lot in response, but this is clearly not enough to deal with opponents confidently and win by a difference of several goals.
By the way, the club has been performing rather poorly at home this season, as it has managed to win only three victories within 60 minutes. As a rule, the worst period for St. Louis is the third game period, in which it currently has a 29:35 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded, and often allows its opponent to score in it. The team also performs poorly in the minority and currently ranks only 23rd in this indicator in the championship.
Disqualifications and injuries
Krug, Leddy and Faksa will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis gets 7.57 penalty minutes
On average, "notes" are removed at least four times per game.
- "Notes" have 17.4% of the majority sales
The team ranks 25th in the league in this indicator.
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers are gradually continuing to worsen their position in the standings and have already dropped to ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The team has not particularly pleased its fans with positive results for a month and, at best, alternates victories with defeats. Incidentally, it has suffered failure in three of its previous four meetings. Let us recall that after defeats by Seattle (5:7) and Chicago (1:2), the Cops finally pulled themselves together and dealt with Buffalo on the road (3:2), but lost to Los Angeles again on home ice with a rout - 1:5.
The team couldn't offer anything to the opponent in either defense or attack in the last encounter with the Kings. Then, they played terribly in the first 25 minutes of the match, during which they conceded five unanswered goals. The only goal for the Rangers was scored by Filip Chytil, but New York couldn't do more. Peter Laviolette team also played very poorly in the 5x4 format and failed to take advantage of a single attempt out of four.
In general, the club power play has not been going well lately, and if it used to be in the top eight in this indicator, now it occupies 14th place in the championship, with 21.8% of the extra man conversion rate. And in general, in previous meetings, the "cops" often faced problems with scoring and were left with a minimum number of goals scored.
Disqualifications and injuries
Miller will not take part in the upcoming meeting due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Rangers are receiving 8.52 penalty minutes per game.
The "Cops" are sent off on average at least four times per game
- The Rangers are winning 54.5 percent of their faceoffs.
The club remains one of the best in the league in this indicator.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 3rd period: home team to score
St. Louis has scored in the third period in four of its five games.
1.52Tip and bets
In our opinion, St. Louis can cause serious difficulties for the Cops in the upcoming confrontation and fight for two points. The Notes have looked pretty good lately, although they could not find stability. The Rangers, on the other hand, have often lost within 60 minutes and have had difficulties even in matches with outsiders. In addition, the last meeting between the clubs ended in favor of the Blues, and since then Peter Laviolette team has definitely not improved its game.
Prediction - St. Louis win with handicap (0) for 2.25
Bet on individual total
St. Louis showed decent efficiency in most of the previous meetings and distinguished themselves by no less than three goals scored. The Rangers, on the other hand, conceded at least three times in three of the previous five matches against their opponent. With the support of the home stands, Jim Montgomery charges are not afraid to go forward and create many dangerous moments near the opponent goal. We think that this time the Cops will have a very difficult time coping with the Blues' attack.
We bet on the individual total of St. Louis over 2.5 goals for 1.85
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