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St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay: NHL Match Prediction
St. Louis will face Tampa on their home court on November 6. The Lightning have recently had a winning streak, but are now on a two-game losing streak. However, the hosts have not been very consistent in the past and have often lost. Previous matches between the clubs have usually ended in favor of the formal favorite in regulation time. What bet should you place on the upcoming meeting? Find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis is outside the playoff zone and currently occupies the tenth place in the Western Conference. The team has not been able to produce a long winning streak this season and has been very inconsistent. However, this can also be linked to the large number of injured players, among whom are such strong hockey players as Broberg, Thomas and Kapanen. It should be emphasized that the team has just come off a series of three defeats. Thus, earlier it lost to Montreal (2:5), Ottawa (1:8) and Philadelphia (1:2), but then, unexpectedly for many, it dealt with Toronto on its home court with a score of 4:2, although it was considered an outsider in that confrontation.
It should be noted that in most matches Drew Bannister team shows a rather mediocre game in defense and usually misses at least three or four goals. As a rule, St. Louis cannot enter the first period and often fails the opening twenty minutes, allowing the opponent to take advantage. Also, due to the absence of a number of forwards, the club plays poorly in the 5x4 format. At the moment, the club ranks 28th in the league in this indicator and has only 13.3% of extra man conversion. By the way, the leading scorer in the team is Jordan Kairu, and he is the only one to earn 10 points in the goal + pass system. Ahead of St. Louis there is a long series of home matches, so its stands should help it earn a lot of points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leddy, Krug, Kapanen, Joseph, Thomas, Broberg will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis is getting 8.42 penalty minutes per game.
The "Notes" are not known for their perfect discipline, but they still rarely get sent off more than four times in a game.
- According to statistics, the "Notes" allow 31 shots on their goal
The Blues have been mediocre defensively and have been unable to block most shots on their goal.
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference and has managed to score 14 points. The team is doing pretty well overall - it regularly earns points and has avoided long losing streaks, which is why it is consistently in the playoff zone. The Lightning recently had a successful streak of three victories, but after beating Colorado (5:2), they lost away to Minnesota (3:5) and then lost big to Winnipeg - 4:7. We would like to emphasize that in the last match with the Jets, they completely failed the final twenty minutes, during which they conceded four goals and literally gave two points to their opponent, although at the start of the first period they had a comfortable advantage of two goals.
But Nikita Kucherov, who also scored in the previous game, continues to score. It should also be noted that after seven missed goals, the coaching staff is unlikely to decide to put Jonas Johansson in goal and entrust this place to Andrei Vasilevskiy in the upcoming game. Of course, the Russian goalie is far from his optimal condition, but he still acts more reliably than his Scandinavian partner. It is worth mentioning that Tampa has not been doing well in the minority this season. Currently, it ranks 24th in the league in this indicator and has only 73.2% neutralization of the opponent majority.
Disqualifications and injuries
Brayden Point will not take part in the upcoming meeting due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay averages 11.42 penalty minutes per game.
The Lightning have problems with discipline and often break the rules for no reason
- The Bolts currently have a 20% power play percentage.
Tampa Bay is doing well in the 5v4 format and is taking advantage of every fifth attempt
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 1st period: away team win
In the four previous matches, the visitors achieved victory in the first period
2.60Tip and bets
We think that Tampa should get two points in this match. The Lightning look much stronger than St. Louis at the start of the season, even though they have suffered two defeats in a row. Now the hosts are experiencing serious problems with the roster and are not distinguished by stability. Plus, most of the previous matches between the clubs ended in favor of the Bolts in regulation time. If Tampa plays with discipline from start to finish, and Vasilevskiy does not let them down, they will certainly achieve success within 60 minutes.
Prediction - Tampa win for 2.00
Bet on individual total
In previous head-to-head encounters with St. Louis, the Lightning often let in fewer than three goals. After 12 goals conceded in a couple of games, Tampa will probably try to play more reliably in defense and make as many mistakes as possible in their own zone. The Notes rarely show good results and in the last three out of four games they also scored no more than twice. Based on this, it makes sense to play their individual total.
We take the individual total of "St. Louis" under 2.5 goals for 1.95
Total Bet
Previous matches between the clubs were quite spectacular and productive. Usually, matches between them are held with no less than six goals scored. Even in those matches in which the Lightning score a lot and achieve success, they usually concede no less than one or two times. We are waiting, first of all, for spectacular hockey from the guests and suggest betting on the total over.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals for 1.68
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