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St. Louis vs. Philadelphia: NHL Match Prediction
On December 1, St. Louis will settle the score on their home court with Philadelphia. The Notes have gained good form recently and were able to win two victories in a row. The Flyers, in turn, also tried to show their best side. The previous matches between the clubs were held in equal struggle, and the last one ended in favor of the Flyers. Is it worth betting on success this time? Look for the answer to this question in our forecast
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis is currently in 11th place in the West and has earned 23 points in total. The team has failed most of the season, but it still has a chance to return to the playoff zone, but it will be very difficult for it to gain a foothold there. Note that replacing the head coach with Jim Montgomery did not do it any good. The club has not lost a single match since then. The last defeat was against the Islanders (1:3), after which the "Notes" dealt with powerful opponents in the form of the Rangers (5:2) and beat New Jersey dry - 3:0.
In the last confrontation with the "devils", the team played an incredibly successful opening twenty minutes, during which they scored three unanswered goals, although the first period is usually mediocre for them, because even now they have 15:23 in goals scored and missed. However, if in equal compositions the "blues" create chances and use them well, then they still have big difficulties with the game in 5x3 and 5x4 formats.
They are one of the last in the league in this indicator and have only 14.8% of the power play. The team plays the puck well in the opponent zone, but it is constantly lacking something in the finishing. If we talk about the schedule of "St. Louis", then it can safely be called terrible, because after the upcoming match it will have a series of four away games, despite the fact that it has already played three games on the road.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leddy and Krug will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has a 20:29 record in goals scored and goals allowed in the third period.
The Blues are rather mediocre in the final twenty minutes and often concede goals
- St. Louis averages 7.83 penalty minutes
"Notes" are usually removed four times per game.
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, where it climbed quite recently. The team has scored 25 points in total, even though it had a poor start to the season. In the last matches, it looked more than worthy and was able to win three victories. On the home court, the Flyers dealt with Chicago in a tough fight (3:2 OT), then lost to Vegas (4:5 SO) and proved their superiority over Nashville (3:2 OT) and, with the support of their stands, unexpectedly beat the Rangers with a score of 3:1, while getting away with only one missed puck.
Overall, the Flyers have managed to give up fewer than three goals in most of their previous games, but they are still one of the most goal-scoring teams in the East. Ivan Fedotov has also been in surprisingly good shape, stopping 23 shots in the last game against the Cops and putting on perhaps his best performance of the season.
It is worth mentioning that John Tortorella team scores many goals in the first and third periods, but looks mediocre in the second twenty minutes and has 16:35 in goals scored and missed. Plus, they lose a lot of points away from home and up to this point have managed to win only one game in regulation time, although they have lost within 60 minutes only four times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Drysdale, Ellis, Johansen and Ersson will not play in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The away team receives an average of 10.73 penalty minutes per match.
Philadelphia plays less disciplined away from home and is usually penalized at least five times
- Philadelphia averages 27 shots per game
The "Pilots" often act as second fiddle and threaten the opponent goal no more than 30 times
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five matches between the clubs, the first period was unproductive
1.87Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In three out of five matches, the hosts scored goals in the third period
1.40Tip and bets
In our opinion, St. Louis has every chance to win their third victory in a row. The Notes have shown decent results recently and have not lost a single point since Montgomery took over as head coach. Plus, the hosts had more time to recover, and Philadelphia had to make a long flight after a tense match the day before, which will definitely leave them in less than perfect physical shape. We think that the Blues will be able to take advantage of this and achieve success.
Prediction - St. Louis win with handicap (0) for 1.70
Bet on individual total
In this matchup, it makes sense to bet on the individual total of the guests. Philadelphia has shown weak performance in many previous matches and usually did not distinguish itself by more than two goals scored. St. Louis, in turn, in three out of four matches remained with a minimum number of goals conceded. Again, Phil is unlikely to be able to play at a high pace for the second day in a row, so we would not expect even three goals from it.
We bet on Philadelphia individual total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.90
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