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Montreal vs. St. Louis: NHL Match Prediction
On October 27, you will be able to watch another match within the regular NHL championship. This time, Montreal will play at home, where it will try to interrupt its losing streak and win over St. Louis. Our experts, in turn, will help you decide on the most relevant bets in the forecast
Command Analysis
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal continues to show terrible results this season, losing points in almost every match. The team has already played seven matches and was able to celebrate victory in only two of them, snatching victories from Toronto (1:0) and Ottawa (4:1). The main problem of the club remains its terrible defense, on average, it allows 3.5 goals per match, and the offensive line is simply not able to compensate for this deficiency. Due to such weak performances, the Canadiens are in the penultimate line in the Eastern Conference standings, having only five points.
The Canadians have been unable to achieve the desired result for four games in a row, in which only the Islanders were able to give a worthy fight, losing in a shootout (3:4). In all other games, the Saint-Louis team showed a terrible game, suffering defeats from Pittsburgh (3:6), Los Angeles (1:4) and the Rangers (2:7). Both goalies Montembeault and Primeau are also not showing their best performance and cannot back up the club defense. It is difficult to say when Moneral will come to its senses, but so far there are no prerequisites for this.
Disqualifications and injuries
One of the reasons for such a weak start to the season is that Montreal has serious problems with its roster. Six players are currently in the infirmary, and another is questionable. The following will definitely not participate in the upcoming match: Widman, Slafkowski, Price, Laine, Harvey-Pinard and Gule.
Interesting trends for betting
- Montreal averages 2.5 goals per game
The team attacking line has not yet been able to please fans with a productive game.
- Canadians eliminated 12: opponent attempts to realize the majority
One of the club few strengths remains its confident play in the minority.
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis did not finish a long home series of four games in the best way. The team played a match with Winnipeg, losing by only one goal. The third period turned out to be a failure, in which the Blues conceded three unanswered goals and were unable to recover from such a blow. But before that, the team pleased the fans with successful results, snatching a victory from the Islanders in overtime (1:0), and also defeating a more serious opponent, Carolina (3:2). Goalkeeper Hofer showed an excellent game twice, reflecting 71 shots in both games.
The Blues then went on the road, where they showed their attacking potential to the fullest, defeating Toronto with a score of 5:1. It is difficult to even single out anyone from the attacking line, as many distinguished themselves with effective actions. It is worth noting that goalkeeper Binnington made a huge contribution to such an easy victory, having reflected 40 shots. In general, the start of the season for St. Louis turned out to be successful, at the moment the club is in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, having 10 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
It should be noted that St. Louis still has problems with its roster. Three key players are in the infirmary: productive defenders Krug and Ledy, as well as one of the club main forwards Thomas.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis converted just 17% of its power play attempts.
So far, the “musicians” have not been able to please with confident implementation of the extra player on the court.
- The Blues average 27 shots per game.
The team attacking line acts very modestly and rarely makes a large number of shots on goal.
Trends
Bet First Goal: St. Louis
In five straight head-to-head games, St. Louis has opened the scoring
1.81Goal in each period bet – yes
In five head-to-head matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.50Tip and bets
It is hard to believe that Moneral is capable of breaking its losing streak in the upcoming match, as the team is in terrible shape. In particular, it is worth paying attention to the serious problems of the Canadiens with the roster, a huge number of players continue to be in the infirmary, which certainly does not have a positive effect on the club play. St. Louis, on the contrary, has shown excellent results at the start of the season, and also plays confidently on the road, where it should cope with the Canadians without any problems.
Our prediction is a St. Louis win at 2.33
Bet on total
Montreal has serious problems with offensive efficiency and rarely pleases fans with goals. St. Louis also has a similar problem, which means we suggest choosing under as the second bet.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.75
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Montreal has had one of its worst first periods, consistently allowing opponents to take advantage at the end of the opening period, which St. Louis can take advantage of.
Prediction: St. Louis win in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.74
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