Minnesota - St. Louis: NHL match betting tip

USA

Minnesota Wild

USA

NHL

xcel-energy-center

15 March 17:00 UTC

St. Louis Blues

USA

Minnesota will have a showdown with St. Louis on its ice on March 16. The savages are not in the best shape for this confrontation and alternate successful matches with defeats, however, they also showed mediocre results earlier. That is why the bookmakers could not determine the clear favorite of this meeting, despite the fact that the previous games ended exclusively in favor of the owners of the site. Is it worth betting on them? You will learn about this from the betting tip

Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction and Betting Tips (16.03.2025)

Command Analysis

Minnesota Wild

USA

Current form

Minnesota is in seventh position in the Western Conference and has earned a total of 79 points. The team is quite capable of gaining a foothold in the playoff zone, especially since it is separated from relegation from the top eight by as many as eight points. However, she hasn't had particularly good results lately and, as a rule, couldn't get more than two Victorias in a row.

Let's remind that before that, the savages lost to Vancouver (1:3) on the road, then they lost to Pittsburgh (1:3) at home, and after a tense match and a victory over Colorado (2:1 B) in a stubborn struggle they could not cope with the Rangers at home - 2:3 OT. In all cases, John Hines' team had huge problems with the implementation of chances, which left them with less than two or three goals scored.

This problem haunts the Wild quite often, so it's no coincidence that they won only 11 victories on their ice during the regular season, and with the loss of Kirill Kaprizov, things got even worse for the club.

Disqualifications and injuries

Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Brodin will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

Minnesota has a 69:76 ratio in goals scored and conceded in the third period.
The Wild receive an average of 7.73 minutes of penalty time per game.

St. Louis Blues

USA

Current form

St. Louis is outside the top eight and has 69 points to its credit, but it is separated from the playoff zone by just a couple of points, so it is definitely not going to stop there. The notes had previously shown decent results and were even able to produce a good series of four victorias. However, they failed in the final two meetings.

So, after great matches against Los Angeles (3:2B) and Anaheim (4:3), the Blues went to visit the Kings, who this time lost in overtime (1:2 OT), and after that they could not cope with Pittsburgh (3:5). In the confrontation with Pence, the team took excellent advantage of its numerical advantage and scored twice in the majority, but it was not so successful in equal formations and scored only three times in 36 shots.

Let's emphasize that Jim Montgomery's team is used to playing outdoor hockey on foreign grounds, so there are usually at least three goals in his net. Nevertheless, his second period is the best, and he has a 63:52 ratio in scoring and conceding goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Krug and Pareiko will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

According to statistics, St. Louis makes 27 shots on target.
On average, St. Louis gets seven minutes of penalty time per match.

Trends

Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks

In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was inconclusive.

1.75

The 3rd periodrate: The hosts will score

In the last three matches against the Blues, the hosts scored goals in the third period.

1.52

Tip and bets

1.9Minnesota with a head start (0)

In our opinion, Minnesota still looks preferable to its counterpart in this confrontation. The Savages had previously had poor results, but they always looked decent in face-to-face meetings with the Blues and it was no coincidence that they succeeded with a difference of several goals. Moreover, the Notes have been playing a rather weak game on the road this season and are often inferior. We think that the Hines team, with the support of the home stands, will achieve victory.

Prediction - Minnesota wins with a handicap (0) in 1.90

Do you agree with this bet?

1.9St. Louis has less than 2.5 goals

Betting on an individual total

St. Louis is usually mediocre on the road and can't score more than two goals. Minnesota, of course, is by no means a perfect defensive player, but even it remained in the final two meetings with less than three goals conceded. If Gustavsson doesn't let down this time and does his job well, the visitors won't be able to score three times either.

We're betting on St. Louis' individual total of less than 2.5 goals for 1.90

Bet on the total total

Previous meetings with Minnesota were not particularly productive and took place with fewer than six goals scored. The savages themselves have a lot of problems with the implementation of moments, so they try to act more in a closed style and not take unnecessary risks. It is likely that we will also see a minimum number of goals in the upcoming confrontation.

We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.75

Do you agree with this bet?