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Detroit vs. St. Louis: NHL Match Prediction
St. Louis will try to break their losing streak on December 24 against Detroit. It seemed that the Red Wings were finally starting to gain momentum, but they have not earned a single point in their last two games against Montreal. The Blues were on the rise after Jim Montgomery took over as coach, but now the visitors have stopped winning again. Which of the league underdogs will be able to win in Michigan? Read about it in our prediction for the match
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit dropped to 15th place in the Eastern Conference, but the density of the table is so great that only eight points separate the hosts from the eighth place in the conference. The club from Michigan had a terrible start to the winter and lost five games in a row, but in the second half of December they beat Toronto (4:2) and Philadelphia (6:4) on their home ice. At one point it seemed that the hosts would continue to win, but they lost twice to Montreal (3:4 and 1:5). The team led by Derek Lalonde played terribly on their half of the ice and could not compensate for this by making good use of their chances.
The hosts have been doing well in attack lately, although they remain the lowest scoring team in the conference. In the four previous games, Detroit scored 14 times, which is a very good result. Lucas Raymond has found excellent form and often distinguished himself in the past games. The Swedish forward has scored 33 times (13+20) and leads the club scorers.
Alex Lyon is finally back from injury, but he failed to show a strong level of play in the games against Philadelphia and Montreal. The American stopped less than 80% of the shots and allowed nine goals, so Ville Husso could very well return to the ice in the very near future.
Disqualifications and injuries
All Detroit leaders will play against the Blues. Ben Charot participation is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Detroit is allowing an average of 3.24 goals per game.
Krylia have failed to improve their defense in recent matches and have not improved their defensive performance.
- The Red Wings are winning 50.3% of their faceoffs.
Derek Lalonde players have started to perform a little better at the point and win the puck for their teammates more often.
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis has fallen to 11th place in the Western Conference standings due to weak results during December. The team from Missouri played well after Jim Montgomery joined the team, but gradually this surge died down and the visitors began to lose again. Now the "musicians" have only 34 points after 35 starts. Brayden Schenn squad has been playing poorly in the second half of the month and began the away series of games with defeats in the state of Florida. First, they lost to the "lightning" in Tampa (1:3), and the next day they could not cope with the "panthers" in the neighboring city (1:2, OT). The "Blues" scored first, but were unable to hit Sergei Bobrovsky goal at least once more.
The Notes have struggled offensively this stretch of the season. They have scored just seven times in their last five games, and that a stat that not going to produce positive results. Jordan Kyrou remains the team leading scorer, but he only had 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists) this season.
Joel Hofer has started the last few games due to Jordan Binnington poor play at the back. The young Canadian has stopped .9085% of shots this season and has only gone clean once.
Disqualifications and injuries
Torey Krug and Nick Leddy will be out to help their teammates in Michigan, and Jake Neighbors is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Blues have been given nearly 7.6 penalty minutes in their last games.
The visitors are often sent off and therefore often concede when they are short-handed.
- St. Louis blocks 15 shots per game
The "musicians" defense does not often sacrifice itself for the team goalies and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five games involving St. Louis, the first period has been scoreless.
1.92Bet 3rd period: Detroit will score
Detroit has scored in the third period in four of its last five games.
1.45Tip and bets
Both teams are in poor form, but we favor the home team in this pairing. The Red Wings have won several victories over very strong opponents in the second half of December, while St. Louis has been very weak on its half of the ice and has not been able to score more than two goals in a game. Jim Montgomery men have won only two games since the 8th, so they are unlikely to show their best hockey in the state of Michigan. We offer a bet on the first team to win, taking into account overtime and shootouts. Prediction - Detroit wins the match for 1.87
Bet on individual total Detroit has been good at converting chances this stretch of the season. Dylan Larkin team has scored at least three times in three of its last four games, and has been able to penetrate even Toronto solid defense. St. Louis, on the other hand, is allowing 3.06 goals per game and is unlikely to be able to contain the home team in-form attackers. We bet on Detroit individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.68
Total Bet
In Michigan, we are expecting a meeting of two league outsiders who are weak on their half of the court. Yes, the visitors score very little, but they are able to take advantage of the weakness of the opponent goal line. The hosts are doing well in attack, so we expect a sharp attacking hockey with an abundance of moments and goals scored. Let play a bet on the total over goals.
We take the total over 5.5 goals for 1.80
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