LiontipsSt. Louis vs. Nashville Prediction and Betting Tips for the NHL Match
Command Analysis
Current form
St. Louis dropped to 11th place in the Western Conference standings, having faced difficulties with their results in December. After the arrival of Jim Montgomery, the team demonstrated noticeable progress, but this successful period did not last long, and the club again began to lose points frequently. At the moment, the "musicians" have only 36 points, and they are already four points behind the playoff zone. Earlier, the "notes" suffered three defeats in a row. They failed to cope with New Jersey at home (1:4), and already on the road they lost to Tampa (1:3) and Florida (1:2 OT). Fortunately, in the final confrontation with Detroit, they finally pulled themselves together and won with a score of 4:0.
However, in the current part of the season, the Blues often experience serious problems in attack. Jordan Kairu, who remains the team leader in points, has not been able to reach the 30-point mark in the goal-assist system and has only scored 29 points this season. His efficiency on the court so far clearly does not meet the expectations of fans and the coaching staff.
Incidentally, Jordan Binnington was great in the previous meeting with the Red Wings, stopping 19 shots in total, so there is a good chance that he will take the place in the net in the upcoming matchup. However, Binnington has been very inconsistent throughout the season, so the coaching staff sometimes falls on Joel Hofer.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tori Krug and Radek Faksan will be unable to take part in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Blues have averaged 7.44 penalty minutes in their last games.
Guests are often sent off and therefore often concede when short-handed
- Statistically, St. Louis has 26 shots on goal
The "Notes" have been characterized by low throwing activity this season
Current form
Nashville has been underperforming for most of the season and has not pleased fans. Before the start of the championship, the team was considered one of the contenders for a place in the top three of the Western Conference, as it made several excellent transfers in the offseason, but could not find its game. Only recently have the Predators gradually begun to recover and earn points. Today, they are in 14th place in the standings and are 11 points behind the playoff zone. This is disappointing, but it can still be improved.
It should be noted that in three of the four previous meetings, the Predators celebrated success. They dealt with the Rangers (2:0), then lost to Pittsburgh (4:5 OT) in the struggle, and also proved their superiority over Los Angeles (3:2 OT) and Carolina (5:2) on their home court. At the same time, in most cases, Andrew Brunette team managed with less than three missed goals.
However, the Predators themselves often have difficulty creating and converting chances and are one of the most ineffective clubs in the league. The same Filip Forsberg, who is the team leading scorer, has not yet managed to reach the 30-point mark in the goal+pass system. On the road, the situation with goals for Nashville is even worse, because we rarely see more than two goals scored by him.
Disqualifications and injuries
Cole Smith will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville has a 26-39 goal-to-goal ratio in the second period.
The Predators are showing a rather weak game in the second period.
- Nashville averages 8.23 penalty minutes per game.
According to statistics, the "predators" are sent off at least four times per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the four previous matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.87Bet 3rd period: guests will score
In four out of five games, the visitors scored goals in the third period
1.44Tip and bets
At the moment, Nashville is in better shape than St. Louis, which has just broken its losing streak. It is far from certain that the break will benefit the home team, since after such pauses they usually, on the contrary, showed mediocre results. The Predators are an inconvenient opponent for the Blues and have finished many previous matches in their favor within 60 minutes. It is also worth mentioning that the Notes have rarely achieved success in recent matches in regular time, so a bet on a victory for the guests with a handicap, in our opinion, is a good option.
Forecast - Nashville win with handicap (0) for 1.75
Bet on individual total
The game for Nashville is going well when there are no more than one or two pucks in the net. In previous games, the Predators, in general, demonstrated a good game in defense and managed with less than three goals conceded. St. Louis, in turn, often faces problems with scoring and, for example, in the last three games out of four did not score three pucks.
We bet on the individual total of St. Louis under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.90
Total Bet
St. Louis hasn't been particularly productive since Jim Montgomery took over as head coach. Nashville is also used to playing more closed hockey against such opponents and doesn't take many risks. Incidentally, the last six games involving the home team ended with fewer than six goals scored. The Blues will probably play in the same vein this time and will try to concede as few goals as possible, forgetting about attacking.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks for 1.85
