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St. Louis almost made an impressive comeback in Newark, scoring three goals in the final period, but still lost in overtime. Now the guests will have to complete a difficult away series with a match against Nashville on November 7. The hosts are gradually gaining momentum and have already achieved victories three times in a row. The last success over Colorado turned out to be especially important, where Steven Stamkos' precise throw decided everything. At the same time, the first face-to-face confrontation of the current championship remained for the Predators. Let's analyze the state of the rivals in our betting tip and choose a bet for the upcoming meeting
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
Nashville is gradually gaining stability, which was so lacking at the beginning of the season. The team won three matches in a row, and each time they found completely different ways to achieve the result. First, they managed to beat Tampa Bay in a shootout (5-4), followed by a confident home victory over Carolina with a score of 4:1. Roman Yossi and Filip Forsberg were particularly useful in that match, and Juuse Saros blocked 29 shots.
The last trip to Denver also brought two points. Nashville took the lead twice thanks to goals from Ross Colton and Vitaly Pinchuk, for whom the goal was the first in the NHL. Colorado restored equality both times, so the meeting went into overtime. There, Stamkos converted the majority and won 3-2. Justus Annunen made 30 saves, and the team extended the successful streak to three meetings.
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis continues to alternate successful performances with rather unpleasant defeats. For example, at the end of October, Jim Montgomery's team beat Boston 4-1, and then managed to win back 2-4 against Detroit and won 5-4. However, in the next match with the Rangers, the attack could create almost nothing. The New Yorkers controlled the game quite confidently and achieved a 3-1 victory.
In Newark, the situation was even more unusual. After two periods, the Blues lost 1-4 to New Jersey, but in the final twenty minutes they scored three times in just over three minutes. Mason McTavish, Philip Broberg and Dalibor Dvorsky helped restore equality. However, in overtime, Jesper Bratt brought the hosts a 5-4 victory. Jordan Binnington blocked 31 shots, but could not avoid a second defeat in a row.
St. Louis completes a difficult trip, during which the team held several intense meetings. I had to spend a lot of effort in Newark, where the visitors fought back with a three-goal difference, and then lost in overtime. Now we have to face Nashville, which is gradually improving its results and acting confidently enough in front of its own fans. It is important that the hosts have already beaten the Blues this season with a score of 5:2. Then we managed to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes and score a few goals at crucial moments.
This time, the guests need to act more carefully near their gates, as Nashville regularly creates dangerous moments. At the same time, the hosts gained additional confidence after defeating Colorado, where they managed to survive in a tense ending. St. Louis has plenty of strong forwards, but the defense still makes too many mistakes. We believe that the current form of the Predators will allow them to succeed again, although the match may turn out to be quite effective.
Our betting tip is Nashville's victory in the match at 1.90
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