LiontipsMinnesota vs. St. Louis. NHL Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Minnesota is in third place in the Western Conference and has 54 points. It is currently literally three points behind the conference leader, so if it continues its successful winning streak, it can claim first place. Note that for a long period of time, the team has experienced a huge number of problems and lost many points, and only recently has it been able to pull itself together. Recall that the Wild celebrated success in six of the previous seven meetings.
After an unsuccessful match against Ottawa (1:3), they dealt with Nashville (5:3) on their home ice, then beat Washington (4:3 SO) on the road, and also literally crushed a powerful opponent in the person of Carolina with a score of 4:0, for the first time since the end of November, they remained without a single missed puck. In general, over the past month, the Wild managed to improve their realization of moments, thanks to which they began to often mark three or four goals.
True, John Hynes' team still does not shine with excellent results on home ice, since up to this point they were able to win only seven victories within 60 minutes. The second game segment is usually the most favorable for Minnesota, and in the game with the far benches they feel extremely comfortable and have a ratio of 37:30 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kaprizov and Spurgeon will not be able to take part in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Minnesota is getting 7.48 penalty minutes per game.
Savages are sent off on average about four times per game.
- Minnesota has a 71.4% power play neutralization rate.
According to this indicator, the team occupies 29th position in the league.
Current form
St. Louis has been showing rather unstable results throughout the season and has not been able to get on a long winning streak. The team is currently in tenth place in the Western Conference and has earned a total of 42 points, so it is now literally a couple of points away from the playoff zone, and it can make up this gap in the near future. Moreover, the Blues have usually replaced defeats with two wins in a row in recent matches.
They lost at home to Buffalo (2:4), then dealt with Chicago (6:2) and proved their superiority over Ottawa (4:0), and in the final confrontation with Columbus they again suffered a defeat with a score of 4:6. Incidentally, in that meeting with the uniforms, Jim Montgomery's team was as close as possible to making a full-fledged comeback and reduced the difference in the score to a minimum literally a few minutes before the siren, but they were unable to transfer the game into overtime.
It should be noted that throughout the season the team has demonstrated a rather mediocre defensive performance, with an average of no less than three pucks in its net. The third game segment can safely be called the most disastrous in its performance, in which the notes have a ratio of 40:47 in goals scored and conceded. By the way, St. Louis, just as weakly as Minnesota, plays in the minority, and currently has 73.3% of the opponent's majority neutralization.
Disqualifications and injuries
Krug, Faksa and Faulk will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis gets 7.8 penalty minutes per game.
Notes are usually removed about four times per game.
- St. Louis averages 26 shots on goal
The Blues have not been particularly active in shooting this season and have rarely threatened their opponents' goal more than 26 times.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five matches between the clubs, the first period was unproductive
1.75Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In the last five games against St. Louis, the hosts have scored in the third period.
1.45Tip and bets
We think Minnesota is in great shape now and is absolutely ready to continue its winning streak at home. Even without Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild were able to find their game and began to show decent results. St. Louis has not been stable on the road this season and often loses in regulation time. In addition, the Wild Blues are a convenient opponent for them, and they finished the last two matches that took place this season in their favor with a score of 4:1 and 4:2, respectively.
Prediction - Minnesota win for 2.15
Bet on individual total
Minnesota, in general, showed a good game in attack in previous matches and often distinguished themselves by no less than three goals scored. St. Louis is not distinguished by the best and not the strongest game in defense, so usually at least three goals end up in the net of their goal. In previous face-to-face meetings with the notes, the hosts also did not experience difficulties in realizing the moments, so it makes sense to bet on their individual total.
We take Minnesota's individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Total Bet
Previous meetings between the teams were quite productive and often took place with six or more goals scored. Minnesota, of course, usually scores a lot on its own ice, but also misses a lot in response. St. Louis, in general, adheres to an exclusively open style of play, so many matches with its participation are spectacular. Based on this, we suggest playing the total over in this confrontation.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.00
