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Edmonton vs. St. Louis: NHL Match Prediction
On December 8, Edmonton will settle the score with St. Louis on home ice as part of the NHL championship. The Oilers are considered the favorites of this confrontation, although previous matches between the clubs often ended in favor of the Blues. The Notes themselves have also gained good form and earned points in five previous matches. Will they be able to impose a tough fight on their opponent this time? What bet should you make? You will find the answers to these questions in our forecast
Command Analysis
Edmonton Oilers
CanadaCurrent form
Edmonton recently entered the playoff zone and currently occupies eighth place in the Western Conference standings. The team has improved its results compared to the start of the season and recently even managed to produce a series of three victories. However, after successful matches against Utah (4:3 OT) and Colorado (4:1), it unexpectedly lost to Vegas (0:1) on the road. By the way, upon returning to the home court, the Oilers quite confidently dealt with Columbus with a score of 6:3, without encountering serious resistance from the opponent.
Let emphasize that in that match Leon Draisaitl scored twice, and Connor McDavid made four assists. When this pair of forwards is playing well, any opponent has to take the pucks out of the net. Incidentally, the Canadian scorer is literally one point ahead of his German colleague in the goal+assist system and has already earned a total of 35 points.
The Oilers look most powerful in the second period, in which they almost always score goals and currently have a 30:22 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. Edmonton is also working hard on its power play and has already reached the 19.4% mark of power play. However, Nobloch team does not spoil its fans at home, since it has only won three victories in regulation time throughout the season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kane and Arvidsson will not be able to take part in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting trends for betting
- Edmonton wins 54.4% of faceoffs
The Oilers have been taking most of the faceoffs this season.
- The Oilers are receiving 6.81 penalty minutes per game.
The team demonstrates quite good discipline and rarely gets sent off more than three times per game
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis showed very mediocre results from the very beginning of the season, but after changes on the coaching bridge, they were transformed and began to earn points very often. It should be noted that at the moment the team has already reached the tenth position in the Western Conference and scored 28 points. Since Jim Montgomery came to the post of coach, the club has not suffered a single defeat within 60 minutes. Moreover, it celebrated success in four previous meetings out of five. Thus, the Blues recently dealt with New Jersey (3:0) on the road, and after an unsuccessful home match against Philadelphia (2:3 OT), they went away again, where they managed to beat Winnipeg (4:1) and Calgary (4:3 OT).
In most cases, the "Notes" showed decent efficiency and opened up the opponent defense at least three times. As a rule, it was not without goals scored by Jordan Kairu, who scored twice in the previous meeting. By the way, the forward remains the leading scorer in the team and has already earned 22 points in the goal + pass system.
True, St. Louis still has certain problems with the power play, which it has not yet been able to solve. Let us recall that in this indicator the club occupies the 28th position in the league and has only 15.9% of the implementation. The Blues also need to work on the endings, since it is in the third period that they concede more than in all other segments.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leddy, Faulk and Krug will not be able to take part in the upcoming confrontation.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis averages 28 shots on goal on the road
The Blues shoot on goal more often on the road than they do at home
- St. Louis is getting 7.63 penalty minutes per game.
"Notes" are removed on average at least four times per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.78Bet 3rd period: guests will score
In four out of five matches, the visitors scored goals in the third period
1.67Tip and bets
In our opinion, St. Louis can cause serious problems for the Oilers in the upcoming match. The Oilers have had many difficulties in previous meetings with their opponent and often lost to them. In addition, the Notes have gained excellent form recently and are probably in their best condition for the entire season. Since Jim Montgomery took over as head coach, the visitors have never lost in regulation time. We think that this trend will extend to the match with Edmonton, but we suggest betting on the Blues' success with a handicap as a backup.
Prediction - St. Louis win with Asian handicap (+1.5) on goals for 1.95
Bet on individual total
"St. Louis" has been very productive in many previous meetings and has opened up many opponents' defenses at least three times. "Edmonton" even missed three times in the last confrontation with "Columbus". "Notes" have improved their realization of moments and have become much better in attack than before. They will certainly find their opportunities to score in the upcoming match and "break" the total of two goals without any problems.
We bet on the individual total of St. Louis over 2.5 goals for 2.20
Total Bet
Edmonton is used to hockey on opposite courses and takes advantage of its moments well. However, in response, the Oilers usually miss at least three goals. The Nots are also not afraid to miss an extra goal on the road and actively play in the attack zone. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that recently the clubs have improved in the 5x4 format, so it makes sense to bet on the total over.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.72
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